There is probably environmental reasons for this not being possible, but I think the finish would be far smoother if 17 were a par 3 over the river, thus shortening the 18th in the process...which solves the issue of the horrible walk back to 17 tee and helps with the uphill nature of 18. The big problem is what happens to 16 green? A very cool green site that if anything should be made larger. I spose it is possible to place a tee to the left of the green and play from near the river to a 17th green on the far side of the river. To me, this end of the course is a serious let-down for Reddish Vale.
Ciao