El Santiago is fun but not serious golf. Not long back I shot 2 under par on it (not hard with those dinner-plate - sized holes) and then got rudely awakened the next day on El Diablo.
Anyway, for better or worse...
MOST CHALLENGING: El Diablo. Lives up (or down) to its name. Fun to play because I never expect to do well on it, so am pleasantly surprised from time to time.
PRETTIEST: Chula Vista. Lots of trees and water. Love the fourth hole where you have to drive over that pond. Not exceptionally challenging except the par-4 eighth hole.
MOST FRUSTRATING: Saddlebrook. Played a round there last month and out of 9 drives I hit EIGHT sand traps. Did get a hole in one there once though, so that sort of makes up for it.
UGLIEST: Silver Lake. First time I played it I commented on it's rather odd layout and proximity to houses. On one the holes (can't remember which one) my wife swatted a drive off a tree in a guy's yard. He was on a ladder doing something or other at the time. I asked him if he minded if we collected my wife's ball. He had no problem with it. While in his yard I observed that his windows were at risk. He grinned, rapped on one and said "Plexiglas!".
MOST BORING: Hawke's Bay. Looks like a pasture.
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