I've been following the comments and am specifically interested in the elevation perceptions. I went to Google Earth and took 3 measurements per hole:
1) Elevation of the middle tee where most might play from (as best as I could determine)
2) The lowest point found nearest the middle of the fairway between tee and green that would typically be walked. This may not necessarily be where one plays their approach from, but wanted to explore Mike's comment that he felt most holes played uphill (On par 3s, this measurement is the lowest point in the walk to the green)
3) The elevation of the middle of each green.
** (Holes 9-14 are not complete in Google Earth, but for the most part it does appears shaped. As such these are fairly rough measurements)
Observations:
On 10 of the holes, it’s a net drop in overall elevation from tee to green.
6 holes have a net gain of 10 feet or less tee to green.
2 holes have a significant net gain, (14 and 18 are over 30 feet)
Additionally:
16 of 18 holes play downhill from the tee thru some part of the fairway (or the walk thru a low area on a par 3)
On 10 of these 16 holes the downhill walk is more than 20 feet lower than the tee.
For 5 of these prior 10, the walk is more than 30 feet downhill.
However…
15 of 18 greens are also uphill from the lowest part of the fairway (or dip on a par 3) as you walk from tee to green.
On 8 of those 15 holes, the green is 15 feet or higher from the lowest point.
Given this data, It certainly seems plausible that personal experiences may vary while playing Sedge. While nearly every hole goes down from the tee at some point (16), nearly the same (15) go up from the lowest point back to the green. Two holes, 12 and 14, appear to play uphill the entire way. (18 could be same, depending on which route you take)
Thoughts?