What seemingly benign holes take on an entirely different personality when the prevailing winds shift direction ?
I'd nominate the 10th at Seminole.
A relatively short, straight away, wide fairwayed hole.
With the prevailing winds from the south/southeast the hole is rather benign
When a North wind sweeps the course, and the hole location is left of center the hole becomes a nightmare, especially when the greens are putting at 10 or above.
The green is a bit of a penisula with the water front, left and behind the green. A green that slopes from right to left toward the water on the left.
Like # 11 at ANGC, when the hole is cut far left, the prudent shot is to the center or right center of the green.
However, into a strong wind, it's much more difficult shot.
And, balls hit to the right of the hole can be putted off the green into the water.
It's a hole with a multiple personality. Personalities that vary with the direction and the velocity of the wind.
It goes from a normally benign hole to a truely frightening hole when the wind shifts from the south to the north.
What other holes transition from Dr Jekyll to Mr Hyde when the potion, the wind, shifts from it's prevailing directions ?
When # 10 becomes exponentially more difficult, # 17 and # 18 become relatively benign with the same shift in wind direction.
I believe that to be one of the geniuses of Seminole's design.
Wind direction and velocity produces a markedly different golf course that's still a great challenge and a lot of fun to play.
I believe the catalyst for that quality is .......... WIDTH in the fairways