My mate lost his ball in the back bunker on 11 as it was completely full of water and the pin only abou 3 paces from the back edge.
Is 18 such a hard hole from the regular tees? The fairway is pretty wide with plenty of room down the left and the mid iron second shot whilst all carry is to a large putting surface, it's a tough putting green but no tougher than most and certainly easier than 2, 8 & 13. From the back tee it's a good bunt to make the fairway but even with zero roll I "only" had 200 yards in.
PV is a course where you do not come to play safe however the law of averages says it will kill you eventually and bogey can be tough once you get in a tangle.