sorry to have missed the chances to post on some of these last few holes - they are an enjoyable bunch close to the beach.
I really enjoy the closing stretch from 13 thru to 18 - my only real issue and thing I wanted to comment on was 13A, I think this was a error by the owners/designers, although a nice par 3, there is already a short par 3 at #4, and it only serves to interrupt what would have otherwise been a really interesting routing of holes. (I have no issue with the actual number of holes being more than 18)
...after the long 12th, and then a wide tee shot to narrowing fairway and green site of 13, as you climb this ridge line, I then felt like I had been pulled up to break the round, pulled aside to let a fast group thru - they may as well built a half way station here (Old Mac), to stop and have a cold beer and a hot pie, etc - you then get to 'resume' your round with the fantastic 14th, and on thru 15, 16, 17 & 18 - I think that it may one day become the LF turf nursery, or a green site for third course.
it is a novelty in the worst sense of the word as it does not count and the general consensus of the groups i have played with was that it should not count toward the score in our comp or match.
Witness Kyle's need to place in brackets the actual hole that he is reviewing – this is just plain confusing.
So for me, 13 thru 18 (sans 13A) offers a great variety of tee shots and lengths, although a draw seems the most beneficial tee shot on all but 14, with placement an important goal, a reasonably strong change of directions to make the most of the coastal conditions - each of these tee shots is then followed by interesting 2nd shots to again good sized green complexes although lightly bunkered, with both 16 & 18 being bunker-less (3.5 on the back nine)– an interesting and to me perhaps unusual close to a routing.
Kyle, I know it is not the finish – but it is the finish it should have.
Overall a magnificent addition to Australia’s golfing landscape – lucky are we.