Mark;
There are interesting par fives at GCGC. As you say, the 7th hole does not have very much movement in the ground, but the player is faced with a blind tee shot and an offset, but wide, fairway. If the player drives in the fairway, the green can be reached in two, in the right conditions. If the player misses the fairway, a lay up may be in order to the end of the first fairway, although I've seen a lot of guests, and the occassional member, take more strokes than needed on the hole because of not taking their medicine. For most of the year, the rough is too tough for most players to get enough club on the ball to get it down there and onto the second fairway.
The second fairway starts at about 190 yards from the center of the green; there is a bunker short and right. Pat can elaborate more, but I understand the original approach was made from more to the right, over the current bunker.
Fourth hole is another hole with a blind drive--the best line is at the smokestack in the distance. Depending on hitting the fairway, it can be a go/no go proposition. For longer hitters, there is a (blind) fairway bunker on the left that must be avoided--it is deep, and the penalty is a chip-out. Approach in 2 is slightly downhill to a well-guarded green; this green will repel poor shots, and even just missing the green is no picnic; on certain parts f the green, the player must be delicate with their wedge shot or risk the ball rolling off the front of the green, and another 20 yards down the slope.
Safe play from the fairway is to about 125 yards (fairway ends at 115) in order to spin the ball. I have also seen some other members play just shy of the green in two and have a pitch-it all depends on the drive. I've seen eagles as well as eights on this hole.
13 is a good par five; slightly elevated tee shot (for Garden City), crossbunker at about 305 keeps driver in the bag for some. The special thing about this hole is the player's vantage point from the fairway--the 13th and 15th holes appear to be adjacent. Green sloped front to back from the player and from right to left.
17; crossbunker at 190-200 with directional flag is to be avoided. Offset fairway--shorter hitters can take it at the clock tower, longer hitters can go a little further left of there. OB and Rockaway Avenue down the entire right side; again, segmented fairway. Green sloped back/front.
I think with these examples, you have several with blind drives, one with a the ball visible at all times. The greens are all different (one is pitched slightly L-R, one is more F-B, the other is B-F).
I'll write more later today.