Mike,
I like the mixture of long and short holes, the diversity in the par 5's, 4's and 3's.
The finish is neat, a par 4, 3 and really good 5, all involving water, with # 17 demanding a carry and # 18 demanding a decision to carry or lay up.
I played it two days after Hurricane Irene.
On # 16 I pulled my approach into the left bunker, which was half sand, half mud due to all the rain.
I entered the bunker, hit my bunker shot to about a foot, when one of the guys I was playing with didn't say good shot, he said, "don't back up". I said "What" ? He said, "Don't back up, there's a big snake right behind you" I turned around, and sure enough, in the mud there was a big snake. I was surprised that I hadn't noticed him when I entered the bunker, but, my eyes were fixed on my ball.. I then approached the snake and determined that it was a rather large Copperhead. With all the rocks nearby and the water not far away, I couldn't help but think that he must be in frog heaven and that he was sauntering down to the water for a meal.
# 1 is a challenging starting hole and when combined with # 2, can provide for a disastrous start for the careless golfer.
I really like the flow of the golf course on both nines.
I think it's an enjoyable challenge with ample variety.
Glad you liked it to.