Jonathan,
I suspect if we had more photos from prior to the tree removal, there was no left tee at all on the 15th. I think they were only able to add that tee due to tree and brush reduction.
Doug,
Did you find there was a premium angle on being on one side of the fairway over another in most cases?
Tough to answer with only one play of the course, but it seems that to score well position off the tee is important. The greens have some pretty severe tilt, so move the hole location around and you need to be approaching from the right spot to have a reasonable putt. It also makes the approaches between flanking bunkers a bit more comfortable.
Are the slopes in the fairway severe, that it is possible to roll through/off the fairway?
Maybe on a couple of holes, but for the most part I didn't see this as an issue. You are far more likely to end up with an uneven lie. Very intimidating having a downhill & sidehill lie to approach one of those elevated greens.
JLahrman,
You can sort of see the tee/green transition between 16 & 17 in my photo from behind the 16th green.
Phil,
Well worth seeing, especially if you can find some other courses in that part of Ohio worth a look. (yes, that's a joke)
Mike Hunsucker,
I don't know that the tee shot on 10 is the most difficult on the course, but it's probably the one that would bother me the most. The hole is 437 yards from the white tees, and if I'm in the left side (or even left center) of the fairway then I'll need to draw my 200 yard approach shot to avoid the tree on the left. Hit the tree, and I'm in the hazard. Miss the fairway on either side and I will have to carry my second shot 140 or so yards to avoid the hazard - and that assumes I've hit a 240 yard tee shot. So for me, there seems a good bit of pressure to not only hit the fairway but also the right part of it. That's also true on a number of holes, but this is one of the few that has a water hazard to consider, so the penalty is greater.
Mike Hendren,
I believe it was Gib who years ago commented that "a golf course doesn't need to be any better than this" when discussing a particular course. Based on these photographs, I'd say his wisdom applies to Moraine as well.
Agreed. I would really enjoy playing this type of course every day. I am not sure that I would have felt the same way prior to all of the tree removal work.