I think there is a need for holes of all difficulty levels. There is a special kind of pressure on you when playing birdie holes: you know you've got to make 2 to keep pace with others, and a bogey is a disaster. There are no holes at Warner where you can't get into trouble.
As you mentioned, Rick, I think that wind and weather play a huge role. #3 and #6 are particularly rough with a strong wind in your face, but not nearly as hard on a calm day. An errant tee shot turns some of the "easier" holes into bears, like going into the woods on #4 right, or to the left of the mound on #3.
There are a lot of ways to look at hole difficulty. It would be interesting to do some scoring stats and see how these impressions hold up.
I think there is a need for holes of all difficulty levels. There is a special kind of pressure on you when playing birdie holes: you know you've got to make 2 to keep pace with others, and a bogey is a disaster. There are no holes at Warner where you can't get into trouble.
As you mentioned, Rick, I think that wind and weather play a huge role. #3 and #6 are particularly rough with a strong wind in your face, but not nearly as hard on a calm day. An errant tee shot turns some of the "easier" holes into bears, like going into the woods on #4 right, or to the left of the mound on #3.
There are a lot of ways to look at hole difficulty. It would be interesting to do some scoring stats and see how these impressions hold up.