I went and scouted the still-in-progress Hazel Landing layout a bit during lunch today. I walked holes 1 through 4... here are my initial thoughts...
1. If you get off the fairways on this course you could be in big trouble. Lots of heavy underbrush could lead to lots of lost discs.
2. The gaps through the trees are going to be pretty tough to hit in some places. Standing on the proposed tee pad for hole 2, I couldn't see a line to get to the basket except for perhaps a massive anhyzer around the big tree in the middle of the fairway. The other three holes seemed more open but still tough.
3. Two tee pads and two pin locations on each hole will be fantastic.
4. I was attacked by several hovercraft-sized mosquitoes once I got into the woods so some bug spray will be essential.
5. It looks like navigating the course will be pretty straight forward, at least based on what little I saw.
6. For an intermediate level player like myself, this course will be TOUGH.
All in all, I would say that if you like wooded courses, which I do, you're going to love this place. It reminded me of some of the wooded courses I've seen on the east coast. It's definitely much different than the other courses we have in the Indianapolis region which are mostly wide open, and I think that's very important. Can't wait until it's finished!