It enabled Semiahmoo owner David Syre to buy Loomis Trail and both satisfy existing members and his own need to increase revenues. Loomis Trail is a lovely golf course. The course is a sanctuary for birds and golfers alike. It is a member's course. The course doesn't require hero shots.
Water is everywhere.
In a way, it is Northwest target golf. On the par-5 14th hole, you must drive well enough to position yourself for a second shot over water to an island from which your third shot can be launched to the green. The par-5 second hole sweeps to the right, but so does a canal bordering its fairway. Every shot must be hit in a precise manner, or it likely gets wet. The course has 80 bunkers.