Our first hole is a 360 yard par 4 with a 90-degree left dogleg. The perfect drive lands on the 100 yd plate in the middle of the fairway. The inside of the dogleg is guarded with rough, woods and a bad angle. The outside is guarded by one bunker, streching from 120-150 yards from the green, with minimal front lip.
It's essentially a saving bunker, as OB is another 20 yards past and balls would roll-out there unless the rough were pretty heavy. If you're in the bunder it's "only" a 150 yard max shot to the center of the green, not even a 1/2 shot penalty.
Given this is the first hole of the course (and our #18 handicap) I don't mind the bunker, nothing wrong with a gentle start. But if this hole was later in the round I wouldn't be as forgiving.