Just picked these comments of Nicolas Colsaerts of the club website of Royal Spa (Fagnes), thought you would find it interesting:
"Glad to be on Tour again. Verdura is a great course, but there must be a story with hole N°12. Kyle designed 17 great holes but that long par 3 has to be given a re-modelling. I don't know many players who like long par 3's, too long to be interesting, smart, fine or eye catching. This is only a modern trend but there is no future in par 3 over 180 meters... Short par 3's are really a must in a round of golf, a shot under 140 meters, beautifully shaped, nice to see and difficult to play. Hole No 3 in Royal Le Zoute, is such a gem! And so are the 15th at la Marache (Royal Waterloo). The 4th in Turnberry, the 8th in Troon (Postage Stamp), the 16th in Royal Antwerp, the 3rd in Ravenstein, the 2nd in Keerbergen, 13 and 17 in Sart Tilman, and all par 3's in Spa Royal Fagnes, the club where you can find the best par 3's in Belgium!
Here in Verdura, no much rough but quite long of the tee, but undulating greens and a seaside course where the wind can play a serious role. Greens are unfortunately slow. You need to "brick" your putts. This is quite sad but it's too early in the season to have better greens on the continent!"