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The green on 14 at Seminole, I agree, is phenomenal with its severe back to front slope, built into the big dune on the NW side of the property, with bunkers guarding the front and back. However, to me, the rest of the hole was missing something.
Since 14 at CD is a par 3, and I think 14 at Seminole really gets good with the approach shot, it is more of an apples to apples comparison than one would think. The tee shot on this short hole, you would think, would give you confidence. However, there is a nasty bunker right smack dab in the center of the hole guarding the front of the green, as well as a bunker on the left guarding the back left part of the green. In addition, when standing on the tee, the angle makes you think that beyond the green is the edge of the world so the otherwise tiny green (smallest on the course I believe and smaller than 4000sq ft) becomes, if you can believe it, even smaller. Moreover, once you get to the green, like other greens at CD, it plays like an illusion. If you are on the front, putting to the back, you know the entire hole is uphill, the green slopes back to front and yet the putt plays, essentially, flat. This past summer I was on the front with a back left pin and hit my first putt off the back of the green because I was playing for the green to play uphill. One of my top 4 par 3's in northern MI.