I really liked Winged Deer and couldn't believe it's only rated 3.42 at this writing. Several recent reviews are 4.0 so its on the rise, it will probably see more increases thanks to the Pro Masters Worlds.
Most of the wooded holes have fair and cleared fairways. Enough fairway to make your shots, but none that would be considered poke and pray. #12 and #14 were probably the tightest, but they are still fair. I understand #13 used to be overly tight and a mess, a rerouting has made a good, up and down hole, even if its another right turning hole.
Only a few open holes, #4, #8 and #11, with #8 being the longest and best of these. At 426' it would normally not be a Par 3, but with the downhill tee shot and mainly just long grass to avoid, you can really open it up. #11 is open to the A basket, then the B basket is right and uphill to a guarded basket at 290', I don't think there will be very many 2s on this hole.
Several good partially wooded holes are bordered by rough and long, #7 has an elevated tee, then uphill to the long basket at 398' and Par 4, #15 is a gentle downhill with the basket in a clearing, then the Beast of these is #16, runs parallel to #15, gentle uphill, but a couple clusters of pine trees need to be avoided on the left and the basket is at 577', on a sloped grassy green.
Since the course starts with a straight away hole, it finishes with anything but that. #18 goes over a slight hill with woods on both sides, then turns right and downhill, before going back left and gradually uphill to a narrowing green. OB road on the right can provide some scoring separation.
Winged Deer will be 30 years old next year, its obvious that Johnson City continues to take care of this course, as much as they have with the entire park. Its great to play a course with a variety of shots needed, fairways that are wide enough to hit, and with a variety of basket positions, it gives you some choice of how much course you want to play.
I can see why this course was used for the Pro Masters Worlds, it doesn't have the huge elevation changes of Harmon Hills, but will still challenge most players.