TEPaul,
I think some of the disconnect that some have in evaluating Seminole is the lack of repeat play, the lack of playing with a good variety in the direction and velocity of the wind.
Take a hole like # 10.
With a prevailing wind from the Southeast, the hole appears relatively easy.
A 3-wood and a short iron played down wind.
Turn the wind around and the hole becomes ferocious, especially if the pin is cut toward the left perimeter of the green.
Downwind, it's a benign par 4 with birdie a possibility.
Into the wind, a par is a great score, with bogey and worse more likely.
But, if the golfer only plays the hole once, with the prevailing wind, their opinion of the hole tends to be unflattering.
The same can be said of # 2, and # 11, downwind, while they're challenging, they are nowhere near as challengin as into the wind.
Ditto # 4
Those fortunate enough to experience multiple play get the benefit of enjoying the mulitiple personalities the course presents as the direction and velocity of the wind changes.
The other feature I like is how features come and and out of play depending upon wind direction and velocity.
Take a simple par 5 like # 3 and # 9.
Wind direction and velocity can take these "birdie" holes and make them produce telephone numbers on the score card.
The problem is that most golfers are focused on their game as they play the course and they don't project or visualize what the holes would be like under conditions that differ from those they're encountering as they play that day.
This tunnel vision is what tends to produce erroneous assessments from the unelightened
