KP,
"too many dogleg right holes" ...a valid point or not?
I personally found Cypress close to perfection if there is such a thing, with so many elements that I enjoy and find important in a great course ...I think your friend's comment is flawed.
As mentioned earlier there is so mich width, although some of the holes you mentioned (1,4,13,) may have a slight bend to the right, unless the player hits a hook(not draw), then they surely cannot call those holes doglegs. The definition for me lies in the strategic turning point of a dog leg, with options to lay up to a corner, or require a long and accurate tee shot to achieve an advantage in clearing that turning point to get around the corner - can you agree with this?. 8, 12, 18, require strategic options off the tee to gain a preferred line into a flag as mor strict dog legs - correct?
14 for me, is a full tee shot to a bottleneck, followed by a short club , I don't see this as a dogleg.
Even 17, there is no real advantage in placing your tee shot close to the shortest distance, which of course is the cliff edge, so this is the unwisest choice off the tee, but to be short or long of the fairway cypress. So is this really a dog leg?
My home club has a dog leg right P3 also !?
Finally, as the properties premier feature is the actual point(Cypress), then whether Mackenzie routed the point clockwise or anti clockwise, to take best advantage of coastal land, he was going to have to bend the holes around the cliffs edges, so surely this bending (or dog legging) of holes is a highlight and not a deficiency ? If this is agreed, then we ar left with holes 1-14, which I am sure there are equal examples of holes straight, bend to turn left or right, and also equally thru dunes and forest - heaven.