Michael,
We arrived at the course with some trepidation since we were told beforehand that the greens had been punched and we had received conflicting views and advice from the BUDA brethren about whether it was even worth going there. Turned out the greens were fine and the punching was almost unnoticeable. As for the conflicting GCA views, I'm not quite sure what to make of them.
In retrospect it was a strong course that was a challenge and certainly has excellent bunkering. I remember thinking part way through that I couldn't remember the opening stretch of holes or how I played them. Looking back now, I can remember most of the holes, but I think memorability is probably not one of the course's strong points. Perhaps, that's because of Lynn's observation of flatness and the relatively tame greens. I suspect that multiple plays would make it more memorable and I suspect it would continue to be a continuing challenge to play.
Certainly some esteemed reviewers such as Doak think very highly of it. I'd like to know what specifically they like about it. For me, it didn't turn my crank enough that I'd like to rush back to play it again. But then I have more of a weakness for quirky links courses. WS is more of a championship parkland test, and a pretty good one at that.
The village of Woodhall Spa was pretty neat too for after the round smoothies and pastries.