Jason, it would be great to get your input on CommonGround. What did you like (or not) etc.?
Doug:
It reminded me a bit of We Ko Pa Saguaro in that it seemed "Doak Light." The greens were a bit softer in contour although they still had plenty of slope and I suspect would be very difficult if sped up.
The three holes that stood out to me as very good were:
The 8th - I loved all of the options off the tee and though there would be a number of different targets off the tee depending on the pin.
The 11th - After a good drive the best option probably was to bump it short of the cross bunker and pond but of course I hit a 3 wo/.;/lod in the water. I like the look off the tee which makes it look more difficult than it is while still providing strategic options.
I also really liked the 13th (I think) - a driver/midiron par four to a tough green elevated with a front right bunker and a cool trench bunker in back.
The wind was pretty calm when I visited but I still thought there was plenty of interest tee to green. With some wind, I suspect the course would improve.
I did not notice anything that I really disliked. The 9th and 10th seemed a bit mundane but you need to get back to the clubhouse somehow.
I really appreciated the place after playing Glenmoor the next day. I think if you created a list of all things vilified on this site, Glenmoor would have them all - containment mounding, housing, water in front of greens, artificial shaping, back and forth routing and slopes that I have no idea how they mow. I did find it cool how they squeezed so many holes into such a small property.