JNC -
Have to agree about Terry Hills in this category. Plenty of bland holes, but enough unique & fun holes to keep your interest.
When I saw this topic, I thought about Coudersport Country Club. Some really awkward holes playing along the side of a mountain, but also some of the most fun I've played. Plenty of heroic holes with Eagle thru Triple potential, and some jaw-dropping elevation changes. The "Tips" max out at 5,800 yards, but I've never been bored playing there.
I think courses you'd expect to see in this thread may be the "homegrown" variety. I think there was a thread a few years ago about "naive" golf design, in which there are holes laid out that no "serious" or "trained" designer would dare to propose.
At Coudersport, I found my first kidney-shaped "Biarritz" green (complete with bunker guarding the inside) which was combined with a kickslope bank on the right side. The 3rd hole there is accidental genius that no serious architect ever would have attempted:
From the tee (only 322 and all downhill), but if you hit a draw, it better not hit the fairway first:
Right Fairway (The first pic flattens the landing area quite a bit - this gives you a better idea of the sideslope):
You can see the size of the swale on a fairly tiny green. Play too close and you'll be funneled into the inside bunker:
Long look back shows what an extreme piece of property was used to create this hole:
Other holes that show the quirky / WTF? nature of this course:
The severely uphill 10th has a green that would have made Steamshovel Banks proud.
After climbing up past the 10th green, you continue to te uphill 11th - a 110 yard pitch carved out of the hillside with absolute death left.
And what goes up, must come down - the precipitous 12th tee shot:
The severe landing zone on the short 15th:
The first time I played here, I swore multiple times about the ridiculous holes and rock hard conditions. Now, it's one of my absolute favorite courses to play.