Hitting the ball straight is the primary, if not only, concern. Playing eighteen holes here without putting any shots into the dense forest is a praiseworthy achievement for anyone. There is little rough on the course. Many of the fairways are wide and generous, with only a light, thin strip of rough on the edges, but then the trees begin. The locals say that there is rough-and it's fifty feet tall.
Few holes are visible from another and each tee box is the beginning of a new experience.
Even the tees only give partial observation to most holes thanks to the design's aggressive doglegging. Ten holes bend one way or another, some slightly and some severely - 90 turns are not shied away from. Wayward shots are penalized severely. Many balls that go into the woods don't come out, and without course familiarity, it's often difficult to aim the ball off the tees. This is one course, though, where it's a pleasure to play poorly.