The length of this new course seems up to today's long throws. It is the toughest course in Pittsburgh; just walking it is a workout. Brand new tee signs are on all of the red, white and blue tees. Both open and heavily wooded fairways, with the baskets usually in or on the edge of the woods. Working sources of drinking water both on the front and back nine are welcome sights on this long course. The over-the-lake shot on 15 is a sight to behold; pictures cannot do it justice.

Still a need for a bridge or better walking path on hole number 15. Other than that, every shortcoming I saw in this course has been remedied.

When I first played this course in 2007, I knew it was going to be great. Kudos to those who kept working on this course for making it happen. Now that all of the fairways are properly cleared and the concrete tees are poured, I think this course deserves the highest rating. Deer Lakes has become a worthy sequel to the masterpiece in Moraine.