#15 Par5 467yds
Straightaway hole that has 2 features that keep things interesting for any level of golfer. The fairway is broken up by a cross-hazard of rough-covered humps that give pause to the average golfer to try to get home in two. The green is steeply pitched in the front half making it difficult for long OR short iron approaches to get close to the pin. A hole that seems easy on paper but is anything but.
#16 Par3 221yds
A daunting hole well-defended by the bunkering that sets the hole up on a diagonal calling for a well-judged R to L shot. Add the internal movement of the green and any par is well-earned here and birdies must be rare indeed.
#17 Par4 439yds
Dogleg L with tee shot over rising ground that makes you uncomfortable on the tee. This is a feature that doesn't get used nearly enough by modern-day architects IMO. It is not a blind tee shot and you certainly know where you need to go, but not seeing all of the landing area seems like one of the great psychological ploys that is underutilized.
The approach on this hole is complicated by the way the green rises up abruptly from the fairway. It is not uncommon to see the approach of the average golfer be shouldered away to the left. Most approaches will come in to the green such that they contact the defending slope at a diagonal. That coupled with your desire to avoid the deep bunkers right make this a green not easily attained.
For a pro it is probably nothing more than drive and 9 iron, but a wonderful hole for the rest of us.
#18 Par4 433yds
A solid finishing hole that requires a solid drive up over a wall of sand to leave a reasonable approach. Otherwise you can play out to the left, to ground that is sloping away to the left, and take the long way home. An aggressive line off the tee can make this seem like an easy finishing hole, but start to get too conservative and this hole will take you to task. A wonderful combination of risk/reward IMO.
Overall RMW is a wonderful place to enjoy a game of golf. I wouldn't be surprised if some golfers went around it once and wondered what the big deal is, a la TOC. I would have to see this course many more times with the proper maintenance meld to begin to sort out the subtleties of this fine course.
I know there is a composite course and without knowing which holes it comprises I would think the holes that would be candidates for replacement at RMW would be #'s 1,3,8, 11-14. I will take a look later and see if I got any right.