Here's my view on the Back nine:
Tenth Hole: At Jeffersonville, I’ve been told this hole resembles Plainfield in the manner in which the fairway and green slope/angle. A hole of but 350 yards, this drive and pitch is perilous on both shots. Any shot hit right will bound further right into specimen trees and the adjacent ninth hole. The pitch into the green is straightforward but not without peril. The green itself is flattish and elevated with some movement.
Lederach 1-up: The tenth at Lederach is one of my favorites on the course and has more options and shot value than the tenth at Jeffersonville.
Eleventh Hole: Rip into a tee shot at the 392 yard 11th, being sure not to drive too far into the creek. Apart from the fairway bunker right, the tee shot is relatively open. The approach is to a Redan-ish green with a severe depression on the left front. A hole location in this spot demands a precision approach for a decent shot at a birdie or even two putt. Holes on the back shelf are prone to some undulation and movement. This hole is a candidate for best on the course.
Match all-square: The 11th at Lederach is okay in my book, but fairly one dimensional.
Twelfth Hole: A mid range par 3 at the Jeff that allows for a run up shot to a small green surrounded by mounding and bunkers. The hole plays shorter than the card 197 but not by much. Another “short side is death” hole that abounds at the Jeff, and indeed Ross courses everywhere.
March all-square: I really like both, and like the comparison of the 3rd holes, a lot can be said about both holes that make this go back and forth. Especially tough seeing as the 12th at Lederach is a 670 yard par 5!
Thirteenth Hole: From here on in, Jeffersonville bares its teeth and shows no quarter. 13 is a sweeping down hill par 4 where the tee shot MUST find the fairway for a shot at this green. Depending on the tee shot, a long iron from the top of the hill, a mid iron from the downslope or a short iron from the bottom (flirting with the creek off the tee) is in order to this tightly bunkered and severely undulating green. Being pin high is again important for a decent shot at a two putt. At 430 yards, one of the longest and toughest 4s on the course.
Jeffersonville 1-up. I like 13 at Lederach, but the demands made by the 13th at Jeffersonville are hard to beat – anywhere. Jeffersonville’s 13th could be one of the best holes in Montgomery County. No small feat.
Fourteenth Hole: A short (337 yards) uphill par 4 at Jeffersonville where Driver, 3-wood or long iron are all intelligent plays depending on the style of the player. A wedge to another severe green is in order. A good birdie shot from below the hole, and an almost guaranteed three putt from above.
Match all square: 14 at Jeffersonville is no match for the best par 3 at Lederach.
Fifteenth Hole: The longest par 3 at Jeffersonville (215 yards) plays to the green with the most change in elevation (over 8 feet from front to back). As with the holes before, be hole high and give yourself plenty of green on a miss. Playing from the approach short of the green is a good conservative way to ensure no worse than a bogey.
Match all square: A dynamite par 4 at Lederach and a great par 3 at Jeffersonville.
Sixteenth Hole: Angles abound on this mid length par 4 (390) and a tee shot flirting with the high specimen tree on the right side will find the player with a wedge to a tricky green. The green reminds me more of a Willie Park green than Donald Ross in that subtle ripples and undulations are all over with mounding and bunkering guarding the sides and approaches.
Lederach 1 up: I love the gull wing par 3 at Lederach, and the variety on that hole holds just enough interest to match and even exceed this good hole at Jeffersonville.
Seventeenth Hole: A brute of a par 4 at 452 yards, this is the toughest 4 on the course. A tee shot must be RIPPED to reach the corner and any of the bunkers on the inside of the dogleg leave little to no shot at the green. The approach is long to a larger green, but trouble lurks on each side.
Match all square: Hardest par at the Jeff beats a tough par at Lederach, even though the center line bunkers at Lederach’s 17th are appealing, as is the green shot.
Eighteenth Hole: The second par 5 at the Jeff that plays as another double dogleg though the angle off the tee isn’t as important as on the sixth. A tee shot cutting the corner will give the golfer a slightly better look at the green, which is tucked behind several trees, bunkers and slopes away from a golfer in the fairway off the tee. The timid player must “bail out” toward a pond and creek to leave a good angle to this small, severe, and steep green. Going for the green in two requires a high, long, but softly landing shot and a bit of luck on the bounce, as through the green lurks a bunker, a drainage ditch, and OB. Options abound and birdie and double bogey lurk everywhere.
Not so sure on this one, having never played the 18th at Lederach.
In comparison, I've taken several beginning golfers to Jeffersonville and all have liked the experience as their first time on a golf course. All have stuck with the game.
I'm not so sure the same would happen at Lederach.