Sam,
Whitestone has some houses, but the front nine is a core nine with houses on the perimeter. Many holes run through some very nice woodlands, negating the few that have houses, IMHO. The back nine has a bit more, with hole 11 (a nice par 3) having houses (eventually) on both sides, and holes 10, 12-18 eventually having them on one side.
While no one will confuse it with some of my top designs in DFW, like Cowboys, Indian Creek Creeks (remodel) and Tangle Ridge, I think its under rated by virtue of its location in SW FT. Worth. I put it on par with Ridgeview Ranch, which I love, except for the housing that dominates it now.
BTW, Whitestone is techincally the world's only Brauer/Morrish co design.
Mike,
I was traveling, and didn't even get to see the two big weekend wins on TV. Nuts! Hope they don't let down against the Blues tonight, and with the BB finals on, I fear the stadium will be empty.
Not sure what to say about Cowboys greens. Jerry wanted a traditional course, and I was in the mode of fighting the "too flat" greens I saw in new designs, so I gave them more contour than is conventional. The only one that should remind of TOC is No. 4, which is a modern version of the Valley of Sin. Naturally, that contour gets a fair share of critiques from some golfers, esp. in winter when they get real slick. The only one I regret doing is No. 2, where the left side is close to unputtable. Also, I should have put one in that was truly flat just to really mess with golfers minds!