Carl,
Sean Leary, John Mayhugh and I played Capilano in early August. Although it was a first for them, it was the first time I had played there in 4 or 5 years. Athough I had played it about 10 times previously, probably due to the education I have received on this website for the last few years, I was able to appreciate Capilano and Stanley Thompson much more than I ever had in the past. As many have said here before, the routing is amazing but most of all, the strategy of bumping into several of those holes is even more amazing. The only weakness at Capilano, so far as I am concerned, are the short par 5s, ie. 1, 3 and 5. Otherwise it is not far from a 10 or I assume Tom may not have been far from giving it a 10! That is based on having played 3 of the 10s on Tom's list above plus Ballyneal, which is very special.
If you are ever back in this part of the world, would love to show you around.
Bob Jenkins