I had the distinct pleasure of playing Old Town Club for the first time last Friday and was fortunate to play with Will Spivey, Bill Faley, and Jason Jones (not so fortunate on the last one, I guess). I also had the pleasure of meeting Mr. White, who witnessed my snaking downhill par saving putt on the diabolical seventh green. All I can say is wow! I loved every minute of it. It's a course that gets you into high gear early and never really lets up. It's rare to find greens that are so receptive, yet so fast (though well within the realm of playability).
It's hard to pick favorite holes out of such an excellent group, but I really loved the stretch of five through seven (helps that I went through even par with minor blow ups on four and eight). I tried to save Ran's write up for after the round, but five immediately reminded me of the fifth at Crystal Downs. With the lack of an immediate backdrop on six, and the fall away green, I could feel my heart pounding on the tee, and wide expanse of the seventh fairway, maintained all the way from the right side of four (to the golfer's left) to the right side of 17 finishing at such a small green was a real gem. The seventh green reminded me of a lot of greens at Kingsley (especially the seventh, coincidentally), that give you a friendly backstop, but miss long it's almost certainly a one if not two shot penalty. I thought 14 was a great short par, and while I got a little lucky on 17, I'm still not sure I figured out how to play it in one go 'round.
I found the course to be very walkable on warm, upper 70s November afternoon. The club vibe was great as well. Definitely worth a visit to anyone who has yet to see it, and I can't wait to get back.