The next hole, the 10th, is a brilliant short Par 3 of approximately 140 yards, with deep green that is narrow and surrounded by bunkers in the front, while wider and with a steep fall off in the back.
The 11th is a hole with some controversy stemming around the addition of a bunker in the middle of the fairway. Left is the smart play, though the fairway runs out into the trees, but right is jail, as bunkers await, as well as a terrible angle to the green.
From the tee
I was hoping to pull a ball off the bunker, but pushed it instead and somehow threaded the bunkers.
Shown here is a typical bunker face, which appear to have had depth added over the years. This fronts the 12th green
Here is the well-renowed 15th, which was unfortunately out of play the day I played, due to the recently sodded teeing ground. The front of this uphill Par 3 is likely the narrowest entrance of any green on the course and is guarded by a wildly deep bunker on the left, as well as bunkers to the right. Moreover, the green falls off some 6-8 feet off the back. Played downwind (which seems to be the prevailing direction), it must be a bear to hold this green.
The 16th plays as one of the most difficult holes on the course; it's a middle distance Par 4 with a blind drive off the tee into the wind, and big sweep downhill to the right afterwards. The green itself is well contoured, and this is exacerbated by the large feature in the back, which serves as the connection to the adjoining 8th green.
The 17th is a longish Par 4 up the hill, where the second shot is blind, to a fall away green that is the only one on the course with no bunkers.
The tee shot up the hill.
The confounding second shot; how do you judge where to land the ball?
Finally, the 18th is a strong middle distance Par 4 whose defenses at the green (particularly the dip short of the green), really make the hole.
On what was probably the only shot all day that came off exactly as I wanted, I hit a punch 9-iron from about 110 yards to just left of the bunker and it kicked left, and rolled through the swale, up the hill, and settled about 6 inches from the hole.
