Rory--
Interesting about your group on #8 at Dormie, I wondered about that. I played my drive down the right center, drawing it to the center and it drew down to the garden spot. You can have the same issues with an overzealous hook on 10 at ANGC, hence my comparison.
Matt--
My view of the best courses is always fluid because courses get better or worse in my mind based on multiple plays, seeing different hole locations, winds, firm/soft ground, weather. It's the one danger of basing a view of a course on a one-shot visit, the person visiting may miss the quality. I won't go any further, because it would repeat what I said in the GCA 100 thread.