I always wish I could get some GCA people out here to Iowa to check out Saddleback Ridge in Solon - if any of you guys play The Harvester and drive through on your way there/back on I-80 give me a shout and I'll take you out there - its only about a 10 mile detour north of I-80 in the area of Iowa City. I think its a course most in GCA would find to be pretty nifty.
I am sad to say it does have two bunkers, but one is back right on the 204 yard par 3 4th, and I have NEVER seen a single golfer in that bunker. The other is on the corner of the dogleg on the 504 yard par 5 5th, so it does come into play for longer hitters (or shorter hitters who play a poor first and/or second, I suppose) But really both could be filled in and it wouldn't affect the play of the course or the strategy of those holes. I keep wishing they would do so as having no bunkers would add to the course's already considerable "quirk points" score!
While the course is no Medinah, it is strategically quite interesting despite the nearly entire lack of bunkers and trees not coming into play much at all (and water is really only a big issue on one hole) It makes terrific use of slopes, both natural (the 100 foot high ridge running across the course and providing its name) and smaller artificial ones that are done really well and look quite natural and a bit Irish which help make approach angles important on many of the holes.
There are some pushovers, of course, its no brute (6615/70.7/121 from the tips) But all the holes have their own feel and personality and there's no repetitive feel at all, which often not the case even on fairly highly rated courses over 18 holes. The architect is Mark Kerr, who has done a few other courses, mostly around the midwest I believe. Hopefully he'll get some bigger opportunities, IMHO he deserves them!