"Curtis James at Old Elm follows the same views."
100%.
I played there recently.
Opening hole is a downhill "Par 5" at around 507 yards from "Member tees". Turf was fast, firm and tight.
It was a "driver wedge" for me...
...wind-assisted, admittedly...
Had 156 left to hole and dropped a wedge to about 130 and it released to about 30' from the hole.
3-putted for par as greens were about 13.5-14.
Tee to green, I find CGC, Shoreacres and Old Elm rather straightforward. But, on the putting surfaces is where the fun and challenges truly begin.