Just got back from Cape Cod, where I had the chance to have a quick look at Eastward Ho! I don't believe I've seen anything like it this side of Scotland. It is much more hilly and rolly than I had expected. Very dramatic, especially the way the land cascades down toward the water. Way down there was a 2-tiered green clinging precariously to the side of a hill and another hole down below it running parallel to the shore. Par is 71 and the back tees play but 6356/71. The other sets of tees go 5888, 5404, 4930. Atmosphere was not at all stuffy. Did something I never do.. bought a souvenier from the pro shop only to realize later that a visor and a thinning dome are not a good match.
There are some BAD golfers on Cape Cod, visitors and locals alike. A Saturday morning round at Cranberry Valley took 5+ hours. CV is a nice course with 2 memorable holes, both on the front side. The par-3's play a bit too similar.. all in the 180 yds range. The 18th hole is a bit bizzare.. shaped like the water going down a toilet.
On the subject of bad golfers I witnessed a first at the Highland Links at Truro. A gentleman in the 4-some I joined hit a drive off his front foot. Highland is a wondrous 9-holer that dates to 1892. Locals say it's the 4th oldest in the country. It's short, quirky, linksy, windy.. again, a lot like Scotland. The 6th hole perched atop tremendous dunes overlooking the beach is one I'll never forget.