I think it really came down to starting out even par through the first 6 holes, where Paul went 5 under. The first 6 is a very easy stretch, especially 2-5, and you'd like to be 3-5 under through it.
I´m around 900 rated and hole 2-5 is not easy for me...but for a +1000 player they are.
But thats the problem. . +90% of the players that plays the courses around here is in the 700-900 rated range..very few is +950
Andif you put down ALL THAT work to build a course, you build to get as many players as you can to love it. .
A long super difficult course is harder to mantain and will get a lot less players. .it´s just not worth it