Hole 17 - Meadow
This above 1984 aerial shows the red and green tee box near the left center border of the picture besides a cluster of trees. White tees were around 50 yards further up. Hole 13 green was behind off center from the tee box while Hole 16 green was in close proximity.
The shot off the tee was wide open although it was critical to drive the ball left of center. The fairway right of center had a severe downward slope beginning about 160-170 yards off the men tees that would direct the ball into an inverted v shaped mini fairway ravine. Considerable distance was lost if hit in that direction. There was little elevation change, if staying left of center, for approximately the first 200 yards. Longer drives to the left could sometimes reach a fairway wide ridgeline to a now descending fairway and achieve considerable roll. About 120 yards from the green a steep incline began. Shots short of the green would usually not hold and run down the fairway.
The green was well protected on the left and right with deep bunkers. I believe there was a set of 2 or 3 mounds (similar to Hole 1 and 7) before the right green-side trap. The very first post of this thread mentions the green was undulating. In all honesty I can not remember at all the putting surface of the green. The green though, as mentioned in this post, was at the the highest level of the course. That is for sure!
This concludes my recollection of the course layout. I appreciate the opportunity to reminisce about my time spent on the Links. As I have mentioned in the past, I will be happy to answer any followup questions in the days, months, and hopefully years ahead. I will be 70 on Tuesday!