Just like Tripel43 mentioned earlier, this is also my first time playing a course designed by big9324 (and hitting starting shots from the back tees - as suggested in the general info, instead of tournament or pro tees).
This par 72 turned out to be a very pleasant surprise, with a beautiful countryside, small elevation changes, plenty of mounds (filled with deep rough), a few well-placed bunkers and a wide lake to deal with on a few holes.
My favorites are on the front 9, starting with the nice opening par-5, with a big elongated lake on the left, not far from the tee, a few small bunkers in the middle of the fairway and an uphill approach to the green, with a big bunker in front, on the left.
If the sharply-to-the-right dogleg par-4 2nd hole is short and beautiful, with an uphill tee shot landing near a few small bunkers in the middle of the fairway (in the corner), next to a wide lake on the right, and a downhill second shot to the green, the par-3 4th is even prettier, with a slightly-uphill tee shot over the wide lake, landing onto the rocky plateau on the other side.
The following right dogleg par-4 5th hole, downhill all the way, is nice too with a blind tee shot over plenty of mounds, filled with deep rough, and another blind shot toward the green, and is followed by the downhill par-4 6th, with another blind tee shot over more mounds, landing midway near a wide lake ending to the right of the green.
Then, after the straight par-4 7th hole, with deep rough across midway (next to a thick tree on the right), splitting the downhill fairway, you should have an eagle opportunity on the left dogleg par-5 8th, uphill all the way, with a wide fairway and a blind approach... downward to the green, with a few mounds around.
But the signature hole on this course is the gorgeous par-3 9th, with its undulating island green, in the middle of a wide lake, offering a very nice panoramic view !
The back 9 starts with the par-5 10th hole, with plenty of mounds on both sides of the fairway and more deep rough, splitting it across midway, and a green, hard to reach on your second shot.
As you move along, the holes get easier with wider fairways (such as on the par-4 11th, 13th, 14th and 15th), but an unusual sight (four tee markers !) awaits you on the pretty par-3 12th hole, before you hit your blind tee shot downward to the green, real close to a big pond on the left.
The last three holes are more challenging : on the nice par-3 16th, you will need to hit your tee shot over the lake to reach the green, whereas, on the left dogleg par-5 17th hole, after an uphill tee shot, you will have to hit a blind and long approach to reach the slightly-downhill green, partially hidden by a small mound (filled with deep rough), on the right, to get an eagle opportunity.
You will complete your round with the scenic left dogleg par-4 18th hole, downhill all the way, with a tee shot over the lake (mostly on the right) and a second shot flying over a narrower fairway to the green, with mounds on both sides, the other lake (and its island green) further to the left, and the clubhouse, to the right.
With its beautiful textures and plantings, this Dirty Eye links-style course, nicely designed by big9324, is quite... eye candy and, even though it is not the hardest one you have ever played, you should download it... if you can get past that very scary illustrating picture !

"Big9324" an unknown designer for me, but after seeing and playing this course, I know enough: a great one!
Maybe he has got enough inspiration for some other great courses now!
I can hardly wait till then...

What a come back with this course, hope to play many more of your courses...nice pano and textures

Real nice course love the hole layout and ups and downs. Was not to crazy about the brown and green water lol.
The greens were A little bumpy also. All in all nice work thanks for posting, Rick

I was very glad to hear my old friend was making another course. I jumped at the chance to help test.. What a course! Top notch elevations work, smooth as can be and always a beautiful blend of textures and pano. This course is a lot of fun and very challenging.. Thanks big, for an awesome course!

Just played this course and I really enjoyed it. I think you did a great job with the detail and scenery. It played well and would recommend it to everyone. Thank you for a great design.