The first hole is 410 yards from the white tees with a soft dogleg to the right. There are bunkers on either side of the dogleg, but they're far enough away from the fairway that you can miss a shot a few yards to either side and still avoid the sand. If you're looking for a lot of variety in course design, Deer Creek will disappoint you. Each of the par fours is a dogleg either left or right, and there are bunkers at the corners of each dogleg. Because of the water lurking behind several of the holes and the fact that the greens mostly slope from back to front, you'll want to hit your approaches below the hole whenever possible.
Deer Creek is also a fader's golf course.
Only four holes turn to the left. Everything else is either straight, fades softly, or actually makes a dogleg turn to the right. If you're a big hitter, Deer Creek will suit your game. It plays 7,116 yards from the blue tees with a rating of 73.7. But most of the challenge comes from the distance.