I've only played two Norman courses and each is at the opposite end of the scale. Sugarloaf is fantastic- playable, challenging, full of strategic options, a lot of variety. Creeks @ Beechwood (north of Fort Worth, TX), is a brutal, disjointed, featureless, piece of _ _ _ _. The course is an engineering fiasco, extremely expensive for its low-profile/minimalist (but in the floodplain) design, and a financial flop. While one should not make judgements based on such a small sample, the two courses seem to reflect the ambivalent feelings I get from observing Norman from afar. He can either be great (golfer, gracious person, designer) or very disappointing, with little in between.