They played all the sand as "transition areas" which I found quite interesting especially since the greenside sand on No. 4 and 13 are completely surrounded by tended grass. How those aren't considered bunkers, I don't know. Plus, we have pot bunkers on No. 4, 5, 9, 11, 12 and 13 in the fairways that are completely surrounded by tended turf, not connected to the dunes. They don't have fine sand like you would find on parkland course, instead they have coacina, a shell-sand. But, regardless, I would think that they'd be considered bunkers. But, what the heck do I know...
Looking at what is shown on TV, I would think that WS would be harder than TOC. Smaller fairways, more penal bunkering, smaller and more sloped greens. I'm not sure how much fun that would be. We only got "America's Toughest Course" from the very back tees that measure almost 7,900 yards. TOC is very fair and a lot of fun to play if you play the proper tees--even in the wind.