Love:
- Cape holes. Sewailo in Tucson use these beautifully as there’s a number of holes where the golfer gets to decide how much risk they want to take by choosing and aggressive or conservative line off the tee.
- Greens with back stops
- Short grass around the greens for variety in short game
- Fairway length grass between adjoining holes so the ball is easy to find but with other penalties (trees, bunkers, slopes, etc)
Hate:
- Forced layups from tee boxes. If they put a creek at 275 that needs 300+ to carry, but that also leaves 190 in on a par 4…
- Overhanging trees that block approach shots after good tee shots
- A tree directly in front of a green with trouble behind the green