Jeff,
Originally, all three greens were designed to take relatively short shots.
# 9 was a reachable par 5 but now is a long par 4
# 13 was a mid range par 4, with the green 25 feet uphill
# 18 was a short 100 yard par three, now at 145.
All three provided a direct angle of attack. But, # 13 was shifted left by a landscape arthictect years ago, creating a very difficult approach.
The green speeds years ago, allowed putts from the upper level to remain on the green.
That is now impossible on holes # 9 and # 13.
I would agree that their is a premium on accuracy and that the golfer must get to the correct level, but with # 9 now requiring a 3-wood to long iron, that's just not feasable.
I'm hoping to convince the board that # 9 should be returned to a par 5, especially since there is a creek running across the fairway and down the right side, forcing layups, and then 3-woods to 2-3-irons.
My question dealt more with construction today, in terms of the size of the lower level, since I feel putting from the upper to the lower level is far more difficult.
The 9th and 13th greens will probably have their lower levels raised, and one of the question is, how much, what is a reasonable elevation differential between the two tiers.
The lower level of the 13th green is also rather small.
Thanks for the imput.