Wait a second, just because I said the cart path sticks out and directes the eye immediately to it on a long-range view par-5, then I'm wacky anti-cart guy who doesn't know what he's talking about?
Doug, I'm from Georgia, and realize the need for cart paths for mountain golf courses in TN - although the fact that you believe mountain courses MUST have carts is silly. What I'm saying is that if you put the path right there on #4, there's no way to feasibly hide that. If you want a solution, just off the picture, route the path to the left with pervious concrete, like I stated above, then you won't have to worry about collection areas on paths, and the closeness to the ditch will offer a more believable opportunity to screen it. Then the hole strategically plays better, because it offers more people a chance to bail right, so that the third shot from the right rough is more manageable, instead of the blind to semi-blind third shot from the middle right to far left side of the fairway after a tough downhill second shot for the average resort golfer, which is my other problem with the hole. That good enough for you? The fact that someone can't ask why and critique here is ridiculous. #4 is a bad connecting hole through a valley. And the path made it worse. As bad as it is, #2 looks just that good.
Matt- I'm not a jerk who just bashes people when they post here. I think you're course will be successful. I know there wasn't an invitation extended to me, but I would love to play the course with you when it opens. Perhaps I could walk...