Thanks, Adam - that's an excellent description (and explanation i.e. the ground movements so well done). The 100 year old, 9-hole Guelph Country Club also surprises: yes, in playing it I'm struck by how few bunkers and water features one encounters, and then indeed the aerial confirms that there are only 14 bunkers and 1 pond. But on the other hand, the aerial shows a compact site/routing on a small piece of tree-lined land, but in the playing I feel anything but cramped, and the fairways are wide, and the trees do not impinge on play at all; and the constant and relatively dramatic elevation changes makes the playing a much different experience than I'd expect from the aerial.
Peter