New 12th hole is pretty, peculiar.(Sports)(Redesign: Revamped layout gets some support and some complaints.)

The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR) | September 13, 2002 | Copyright

Byline: JEFF SMITH The Register-Guard

JUNCTION CITY - The players are in unison: The newly redesigned 12th hole at Shadow Hills Country Club is easy on the eyes.

A huge water pond takes up a majority of the 174-yard distance, with a fountain off to the left and bunkers surrounding the green.

But that green, the sloping downward green that they played for the first time in Thursday's Oregon Classic, has many pros scratching their heads.

"I think the green's a little out of character for the rest of the course," said Billy Judah, a pro from ...

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