RE.: #16-It did seem a hard dogleg right, but it also appears that the inside corner was not shrouded in trees. Get rid of the trees and you have the risk and reward of an ideal hard dogleg.
Absolutely, Ron. I went with the assumption that they'd eventually be grown in like they are today.
Because of how the tree-lined and curvy the older version is, I could conceivably see someone needing 4 good shots to hit the green, depending on where their ball is positioned in the fairway each time.
Today's version presents so many interesting options, including a great use of overhanging trees on the left. The approach, even from sand wedge distance, is the trickiest visually on the entire course. The whole green runs hard away front to back and right to left. The surface is almost fully obscured and it's very difficult to tell where the flag is positioned. I've played it many dozens of times and still get baffled.