Tim - funny you mentioned his swing. After he hit another solid drive on 14 I commented to the group "Bobby, I could sip on iced tea and watch you swing all day long".
Jonathan - I'm still on pain meds so will have to think hard here...love the use of the sand dunes in the property. Neat how both nines take you up and along the dunes and then you play back away from them. We played the one up tees and with relatively no wind the course was not playing long. I hit a number of 5 woods off the tees and when I did hit driver I had short irons and wedges into greens. Having those short irons didn't help much b/c of all the bunkers, though. Its pretty open off the tees but the second shots command your attention. On number 2 I hit 5W and wedge but carried it just a touch long toward the back of the green and it one-hopped into the back bunker. Was able to save par but that is one example where just because you have wedge it doesn't make the hole any easier. That part reminded me of Austin Golf Club. Controlling flight and spin is crucial.
The par 5s were scoring holes, if you hit a good drive. I had 3 iron into 3, 5w into 9, and 3 iron into 16. Had to layup on 14 b/c of a poor drive. Good variety on the par 3s. I hit 7 iron, 4 iron, 6 iron, and 8 iron. 17 is such a good hole and I was pleased to birdie that for a skin!
What I liked most is that there is a lot of variety in terms of shots. You need to hit some low, some high, some with lots of spin, some with dead arms. Off the tees you can hit drivers, woods, and long irons. There is a lot of sand so you have to be sharp with that part of your game. There are times where you could be lulled to sleep but you really have to keep your guard up the whole time or she will bite you.
Favorite holes: 3, 4, 6, 7, 12 -18.
Also seems like the kind of place you need to play multiple times b/c weather/wind can change the course so much.