Just got home form a round a TR and came away very impressed- certainly much better than Tot Hill Farm.
Take the controversial first hole, it is a par 5 that has two blind shots- the first is through a notch in two huge mounds while the second is one over a broad and much lower hill. After negotiating the blind shots, the third shot if improperly placed on the right side if the fairway must carry the two very large bunkers that guard the front right side to a green that runs away from you. A very challenging and provocative hole.
Overall, the tee shots, approaches, short game and putting were all very well tested. The biggest flaws in TR are that a long iron is never required for an approach and most of the par 3's are in the 150 - 175 yard range. Some of this problem is due to pin placement as that a front pin on the medium length par 3, 14th makes it play much shorter, but as I said that is more a set up than a design issue.
Nevertheless, TR is an absolute blast to play.
SP