Thank you, Dale. Besides the obvious fact that we are no longer limited to the parallel fairways as we were before, the true beauty of this course will be the fact that I can release a 6,700 yard version, a 7,200 yard version and maybe a few in between.
As for construction, it's going a lot slower on the back side. The front nine had all of the green complexes in place already and I have to build them from scratch for the back. I am currently working on the 13th hole but still hope to be done with all of the elevation work by the official release date.
Oh yeah, one other thing I have noticed is that the GNCD doesn't add the plethora of bushes, rocks and cacti along the outer edge of each hole when you make your fairways with custom shapes.
This means that planting is probably going to take a bit longer than I had originally hoped. Oh well, here are some pictures of what the back nine looks like thus far...
10th hole. Medium length par 4 that snakes around a few deep bunkers. The shallow and elevated green demands that you put your tee shot in the fairway here.
11th hole. Short par 4 that plays severely uphill. The fairway is horizontally dissected by a patch of desert, so even with a stiff wind at your back you will want to think twice about trying to drive the green.
12th hole. This par 3 plays between 140 and 190 yards depending on which of the 4 teeboxes you hit from. A big drop (60 to 80 feet) to a green flanked by water on the front left and front right sides.
13th hole. A mid length par 4 with a split fairway. The left side is a narrower target but gives you a better angle into the green. BTW, I'm still working on this hole so there are no bunkers yet.
