#15 on Lakeside is the only one that I have a specific gripe with, which was that I thought the tee shot was too tight to get to the landing zones. I love the look down the fairway from the short pad, and the subsequent approach shot down the two halves towards the basket. I just felt that neither line from the long tee was really trustworthy. The hyzer line puts you with no way to approach the 2nd half of the fairway, and the straight line is just too tight for even very accurate players to hit regularly.
Same could be said for #9, really.
There were a handful of others holes that I felt I was playing poke-n-hope on; #12 comes to mind specifically.
All in all, small complaints, really. No complaints on Creekside, that I can think of. That course is a blast.
PS: Almost forgot, I wasn't happy with the lines on #2 at Lakeside either. The safe layup shot leaves you with no real shot at the basket, unless you are a lefty or have a capable forehand. The only play for RHBH is a layup only 100 feet off of the long pad.
Sweet, let's discuss.
Lakeside #15. Agree there's not a lot of merit to taking the right side. It's not wide enough and doesn't guarantee a clean 2nd even if your 1st is clean. Most of us played the left line (which is too tight, as you say), but with no real advantage to the right side, we just hoped to hit our line.
Lakeside #9. The straight drive is pretty tight. There is a non-obvious right-side hyzer off the tee that is easier. It doesn't get you as far up the fairway, but it's less risky. Overall I think the hole and gaps are okay, but that center gap is barely on the "okay" side of "too tight".
Lakeside #12. Again, tight, but I think okay. I certainly felt lots of pressure to hit a line, but at least there's a line and it's hittable. I would not characterize it as poke-and-hope. Nothing like the 2nd shot of #14 where there isn't a line at all.
Lakeside #2. Really don't agree with you here. I posted earlier in this thread about how much I love this hole. From the long tee, I play a 200-foot layup, thus leaving a 325 foot hyzer over the water. Other guys played a longer drive along the water. Other guys played a longer drive into the left gap, leaving a tricky forehand or backhand anhyzer. Unless the wind is totally devious, I think there are lots of viable options here.
Creekside #10. This is like Lakeside #15. The left is way too tight (for me). The right offers a reasonable fairway for a good length, but then it's just a crapshoot where you land and whether you have an unencumbered 2nd. The trees are spaced enough that you can usually make something up, but you still might get screwed into having nothing, and no realistic way to get home in 3. If I'm taking the safe route, it feels like I shouldn't have to reach into a bag of tricks and/or get lucky just to get to the pin in regulation.
Story: In our only singles round on Lakeside long tees, my group of 3 (approx ratings 910, 925, 950) got 5,5,5 on #14, then on #15 we all 3 took the left line and nobody hit a tree(!). We all had putts for 4, but went 4,5,6.