The woods are shaped like a boomerang. If you lopped limbs as much as was done for hole 2 you'd have a similarly wide fairway. The tricky part is that the unused woods are more sloped which makes it feel a little tighter than it really is.
I agree that not everything has to be 300', especially with holes close to other park activities. Less is more when safety is concerned IMO. This course is eventually going to get really Jekyll and Hyde feeling with oddly long holes vs filler holes made to address safety issues. Something that I think is worth kicking the tires on is making hole 2 a tight, technical par 4 that uses all the woods.
Pros:
Actual dogleg
- woods keep discs away from other patrons
- One of the few wooded holes on the course
- More risk/reward and less luck factor of current hole
- No awkward transition to unsafe tees.
- Shortest transition to next hole, especially if basket is placed in the open.
- Could mature into a nice hole as trees grow
- Technical to the point of annoying many
- White tee location could be tricky
- Involves a lot of limb lopping and possibly a tree removal or two to create landing zone at the bend.
- Southpaws would hate it.
- Hole 2 is decent enough as it is.
