I'm still pondering Bob's comment that Cusco is the second best course in GA. I thought that it has about 4-5 relatively average holes, which puts it on a par with Long Shadow in my mind for a good golf course, not a great one. I thought the short par 4 7th was a bit of a clunker in the way the tee shot is forced to thread between the short encroaching tree on the left and the obstructed appoach if played out to the right. It seems sort of dink and dunk and very little reward if played agressively. While I liked the two similar tee shots of 4 and 10, they are repetitive in my mind. I don't see how the statement can be made about 13 being one of Crenshaw's best designed par 3s. It's OK, but I don't have a vivid memory after only a couple plays there. The better short par 4 (and among C&Cs best short 4s ) is definitely # 5, in my view. And 12 is a cute little shorty as well. The photo of 13 does not bring back any memory of something special. Every par 4 at Sand Hills is better than 13, IMHO.
I am in the camp that thinks 14 is a great par 5.
All the par 3s at Cusco are good. I did like the skyline 11th very much.
I remember when it was being built and C&Cs artistic shaper, Drummer, would post and describe the construction of the bunker process. M.Y. was never enamoured with the design and construction technique if the bunkers as a matter of holding up to wear and tear. I'm curious as to whether that may have been an overestimated criticism, or if the bunkers have been a huge task to maintain in the past decade (which is how long it has been since I was there).
I wouldn't miss a chance to replay it if back in that area. It is very good, but great?
