I'm glad you enjoyed the tour.
At the time I took those pictures, in 2014, the course was very much a "work in progress." Years of well-intentioned but misguided green committees had wreaked havoc on the course, with the case in point being the evergreen screen steps behind the 18th green and rows of evergreens planted in places behind greens like at the 3rd. The bones have always been there though, and thankfully they were largely left untouched.
The course's conditioning and functionality has always been second-to-none in the twin cities. The property naturally drains extremely well allowing for consistent firm, fast, and healthy turf. However, it wasn't until more recently that the club and its membership began understanding and appreciating the uniqueness of the golf course.
It started slowly. For example, during the bunker renovation in 2013 the approach to the 1st green was reclaimed as short grass from the rough that was artificially planted years ago by a Green Chairman (with a fairway opening no more than 10 paces wide). The result was that even on a short, 330 yard par 4, many of the women golfers came to the superintendent praising the additional shortgrass which allowed them to now run a longer iron or wood shot onto the green vs. being caught in rough. That in turn allowed for eventual projects such as the restoration of the very wide run up (down?) to the 15th green.
The best example of prudent stewardship of the golf course was the effort by the Superintendent to bring Jeff Mingay on as consulting architect. His first visit was in response to a small, but vocal, contingent of members who wanted to bulldoze and flatten the hill on the 6th hole. Thankfully Mr. Mingay visited the club and advised those in power that they were greatly underestimating the cost of the project, and the likely result it that no matter how much dirt you moved you would never rid the hole of a blind second shot.
That eventually led to a Master Plan. I believe to date about 8 greens and their surrounds have been renovated/restored (1, 2, 3, 9, 11, 15, 17, 18). There is no doubt that the course in 2014 was heavily over planted. Since then I would guess upwards of 250 trees have been removed (~130 last winter) and quite a few are scheduled to come down this winter. Their removal has opened internal vistas into the ravine which are just breathtaking and has even some older tree-favoring members coming around. The results have been terrific in my opinion and the course should only get better over the next few years.
Overall, I think Town & Country's golf course is really special. It gives you a sense of place in which you never doubt where you are as it is so unique that it never reminds you of anyplace else. There are quite a few people who dismiss it as *too* quirky or odd, some people who hate it, and many people who just adore it. That's ok, T&C has and always will fit my eye and is the example of the type of course that I really enjoy. If you ever make it to the area I would recommend you check it out.