Thanks, Bill, for your kind comments. I hope my pictures provide some insight for folks who haven't been able to see the property yet.
Regarding Brad's comment: The photo from 18 tee is a bit misleading, as it orients towards the ridge and not down the hole itself. I assure you that it's difficult, as a player, to notice anything but the dramatic finishing hole and the incredible green ahead. The ridge plays perfectly with the rest of the terrain on the back nine (separated, as you may have read, from the front geographically). Its appearance is far from heavy handed; note, in particular, the large tree still placed atop. That alone implies a natural element, around which Lester and his crew expertly routed two fantastic holes.
Photos, like email, rarely come across exactly as intended. There's simply nothing like the 360 degree opportunity presented by the live experience.
WW
PS Incidentally, I expected, before playing the course, that 18 tee would provide its most dramatic view. This is not nearly the case, as 2 tee presents one of the most incredible vistas I have ever seen on an inland golf course. As Jonathan Ireland told Lester George during construction, the view from the second tee adds ten minutes to every round at Ballyhack.