He hardly touched the landscape to produce it. As for the rest of the front nine, you have to think your way around two greens in particular. The green at the par-4 sixth is like a canyon and anything that's hit onto the front 70 percent of the green will collect at the bottom of that canyon. The green at the par-4 ninth is similar, and pin placements on the two upper wings of those greens can be extremely testy. The best hole on the front side might be the par-5 eighth, which measures 534 yards from the back tees and temps the long hitter to go for the green in two.
Players know the back nine is going to be different than the opening shot.
A pot bunker sits in the middle of the par-4 10th fairway about 240 yards off the tee. And you have to pick which half of the fairway you want to play on at the tee box. Then there are the players who figure they can't hit the ball that accurately, so they actually aim for the bunker figuring they'll miss it, only to find themselves in it. The par-3 11th hole is the only hole that seems out of place on this course. It's a mere 148 yards long and downhill to a smallish green.