Really great golf courses usually have one or two holes that just aren't found anywhere else. Still, I would highly recommend this course to anyone - it's well worth the trip out of town. The late, great Ben Hogan once began a tournament making a triple bogey 7 on the first hole. Hogan finished the day with a 5 under par 67. I love this story because it puts into perspective a facet of the game which everyone needs to learn.
Golf is a game full of ups and downs.
Good golfers realize this and have gained confidence believing that an up will surely follow a down. Hogan was able to put his seven behind him because he had enough confidence in his game to know that better holes lay ahead of him. I remember when I first began playing professionally on the mini-tour in Florida I started poorly in several of my tournaments. Three or four over in the first couple of holes. After that bogey, I finished with three birdies 4,4,3,3,3,3,4,4 with a 2 under par 34 and a one over 73 total to qualify for the final at Atlanta Athletic Club in June.