Having hit the last tree closest to the green with a high, well hit 9-iron, I have reason to dislike the hole. That is not the case, however. I really like the change of pace, and the looks of the hole from the tee. Perhaps removing that offending tree (God forbid!) might make the hole better, but I can live with it there along with the pine straw. Put a back tee on #9 to make it into a mid-length par 5, and clean up all the natives from the lake banks on #11 (probably a permitting problem), and the course would be near perfect. Somehow soften the sand (the greenside bunkers are fairly deep and coved in places), and perhaps it would be.