John, I stand corrected. Jacks shop did the work. Jacklin was the heart and soul of the project and lived it, therefore I should give proper credit. One would be shocked at how much golf course is here given that a relatively small amount of dirt was moved for a upscale Florida course on flat land.
Hole 1. Par 4 428 back 382 middle. A solid opening dog leg left par 4. one bunker left and two right giving one several ways to play the hole. the green favors shot from the left to the green with large bunker front right and mid green left. You can easily put it in the left bunker off the tee if you are aggresive and do not hit a perfect drive.
2. Par 4 476 back 414 middle, strong dog leg right par 4. large fairway bunker on right with water from there to green. green sets up best for right middle of fairway. there is room left but holes really lengthens out. Fazioish undulating green, which happens enough to make me pause about best in us 2006. There are a number of par 4's with nice undulating greens with no rhyme or reason to the undulations in the Fazio way. These do seem to feel natural though.
3. Par 5 578 back 505 middle. I weak hole with a great green complex. I did not get this par 5 for it is easy to hit in two with a fairway trap on both sides but really not in play. all sorts of things up by the green but just a little without real options, jst a few average choices. It looks like one should always just hit it on the green or close. The green complex rescues the hole with its interesting levels and undulations. This green works.
4. Par 3 237 back 200 middle good solid long par 3 with green setting nw/se bunker short front and two back. Green narrows to the back. By the by the greens tended to be in the 5000 to 6000 square foot range.
5. Par 4 478 back 384 middle really good florida style par 4. water left the whole hole with two fairway bunkers in the right side and middle of fairway creating a neck at 231 off middle tee.
Green is undulating like most. green has bunker short left and mid right. Very good hole
6. My favorite par 4 183 back 164 middle well bunkered hole with water between green and tee but not in play. Incredible natural seetng framed by live oaks. bunkers around the entire right die and one on left. good green complex
7. Par 5 606 back 537 middle really interesting big dog leg left. Best par 5 on course with wild undulating green. Traps full length of tee ball on left. One stroke penalty trap. Well placed trap in right part of fairway to test tee shot strategy. Wetlands area to test layup or gong for green in two.
8. Par 4 374 back 322 middle, excellant short par 4. It is slight dog leg right. My second favorite hole after 6. Stream runningsw/ne from fairway across fronright of green . good bunker on upper lef tof green. Small green complex with enough going on to make it a great short par 4. I was told it is Jacklins favorite hole.
9. Par 4 434 back 386 middle dog leg right. One fairway bunker on left 246 off tee to make one think. Trees off tee on right side of fairway to drive over or fade around. Slightly elevated green set se/nw with bunker short left.
Most of the greens sit naturally and the scale of dirt moving was such as to appear natural in its overall surroundings. there are a lot of trees around the front nine which created a wonderful feel of being the only people on the course.