Anthony,
Glad you liked East Lake; you have a nice trip going, to say the least. What is the rest of the plan? I hope you got to East Lake early enough to walk around the clubhouse; truly a special place in the history of the game.
BTW, Crabapple is NOT in BFE!. I live about 5 miles from the course, and it is technically in BFNW! Besides, you should see the traffic in this area when it gets rolling.
I'm trying to get my head around your enjoyment of East Lake and Crabapple but not Cuscowilla. I really believe that if that was a test question in which one had to select the course that "did not belong" or was least similar to the other two, Crabapple would have to be the answer most would give. But that's why there are horse races, I guess.