More from my conversation with Dan:
Although he hates the term "filler hole" and is often annoyed when people use it in their reviews of Doyle-designed courses, he admitted that the phrase described hole#12 somewhat. He just thought it was somewhat blah when one compares it to all the other exciting holes on the property. His suggestion was to push the hole into the woods and onto the backside of the hill to make for a pro par four, or even past the walkway bridge to #13 and way up the stream to make for an outrageously cool pro par five hole. I pointed out that this would result in having a "murderer's row" of a par 5, followed by a par 4, followed by a par 5, which could be grueling.
Despite taking a 7 on the hole, his favorite on the course was #14. (Suck it, Deitzel!
) Dan throws a very, very good sidearm throw for accuracy but just doesn't have the distance he once had. I told him how with two huge turnover bombs from the longest tee I have been on the hillside below the basket in two and looking up at a ~ 50' putt for eagle three, and I've also taken my share of snowmen on the hole. He liked hearing that the hole can result in so much scoring swing from one play to the next.
