TEPaul & Mike Sweeney,
I only played in the Senior division one time, in 2004 when I was in the last stages of my post operative chemo-therapy, had lost 70 pounds, was weak, had no equilibrium and couldn't hit the ball very far.
All other times I've played in the regular division.
There's a Senior Division and a regular division, there is no Mid-am division.
TEPaul,
I liked it better when everyone played from the same tees and you could declare which division you wanted to play in AFTER the round. I always opted for the regular division. Call it a form of denial with respect to the aging process.
The Travis at GCGC used to be the same way.
Now, you have to declare before teeing off since they use two sets of tees.
Bryon,
It is in play, but, you have to hit a pretty bad shot to get over there, or you've elected to play to the left/far left and have pulled or hooked the ball slightly.
Thats why I like aiming at the left corner of that bunker while trying to draw the ball.
Getting to the upslope is important for me, as it allows me to hit a variety of shots to a variety of hole locations if I"ve been fortunate enough to avoid the blind approach.
With that green segmented by spines/plateaus and bowls you don't want to miss it with your approach, since recovering to that section of the green where the hole has been cut can be extremely difficult, and, even if you recover ON the green, you're still liable to three or four putt depending upon hole location and where your recovery shot ends up.
If someone could post a picture that shows the wonderful contours in that green it would help those that have never seen NGLA appreciate the relationship of the drive to the approach in terms of risk/reward and challenge