from the perspective of playability.
Thanks to Stewart Abramson for posting this picture.
http://sports.webshots.com/album/564131293SHoWeKStewart, could you [quote} {/quote]and post your photo here. I tried, but it didn't work. ThanksGreens of this ilk create uncertainty in the golfer's mind, a fear of the unknown, since they can't see what lies beyond the green, there's a reluctance to attack holes located in the back of the green.
This often leads to misclubbing (short) which leads to long approach putts, which leads to three putting.
Balls hit long, irrespective of what lies beyond the green are faced with "short side" recoveries to a green that falls away from them, leading to bogie and beyond.
Yet, this is a short hole.
The differential in the elevations also creates uncertainty, leading to interpolation when it comes to club selection.
And, the icing on the cake is..... the WIND and its effect on the golfers mind and his ball.
Are these components responsible for making a simple, short hole, difficult ?
When inserted into a long hole, like the 16th at The Creek, do the same components almost FORCE a golfer to play well short, leading to an almost automatic bogie ?
Golfer who go over the 16th at The Creek, with a back hole location are almost guaranteed a double bogie, or worse.
While a green may be partially or entirely visible, isn't the inability to know what's behind the green that makes a back hole location so difficult ? Especially when most greens slope back to front ?