Had a chance to play there this past Thursday and Friday in the SCGA Foursomes (
http://www.scga.org/08foursomes/index.html). Enjoyed the course very much, but it's not very walkable, that's for sure (some very, very long distances between holes).
The course was definitely "firm and fast(ish)" with absolutely impeccable greens that putted as true as any I have ever played. Standout holes:
1) A downhill short par 5 that plays 491 from the back. Well bunkered left off the tee and baranca to the right. A lay-up hole for many, however long hitters will be tempted to go for the green in two. That's where the fun begins, though, as the green sits just over a rocky cross hazard, and the long iron (or hybrid) 200 yard second shot must be played from a downhill hanging lie.
Really a great par 5, in my opinion.
11) Not much to speak of off the tee, but a great green complex on this mid-length par 4. The green is large with subtle break throughout. It's bunkered left, but what I really like is the right side miss area. It's a big fall off all along the right side. Very well done allowing multiple options for those missing the green right. The slope is quite steep, but putter is definitely a potentially sound choice from even well off the green. Very nice work.
12) Another excellent par 5. Nice split fairway, with the right (higher) option being the safer (though less well angled to the green) play off the tee. The approach is fantastic: It's uphill with the green sitting off to the right. A diagonal hazard runs from bottom left of the fairway all the way up to the green and along the right side. A well placed lay up is critical if the pin is back left since too strong of a lay up leaves a delicate pitch over a bunker to a green that pitches away on the left side landing area. Excellent green, too, though I only played two pin positions.
18) Yet another excellent par 5! Tough tee shot under pressure. OB left. Rocky hazard right. Bunker in the landing area to the left. Very dicey business off the tee for a final tee shot. But the bold (and accurate!) player is rewarded if he can pull off the tee shot. My partner and I had 4-hybrid into the green in the first round because he challenged the left bunker and flew it past.
The green is well bunkered to the right starting about 40 yards short of the green, and there is another nice "fall off" area to the left with some nice -- yet negotiable -- mounding short of the green. Behind the green is a steep slope and a couple bunkers to gather any "safe" approaches that carry the front bunkers but run through the green.
A very nice finishing hole.
There were some nice holes on the front nine also, but the ones above really stood out to me.