Spangles
It sounds like you are saying you played AV, a course well under 3000 yards, in the easiest of conditions, yet you didn't better your handicap

If the course is too short then don't take driver out. That said, it might be better to lay back on some holes. I don't really know which lines to take for holes such as 2, 3, 4 and possibly 7. I need time to chip around the greens when the holes are at the top of the putting surfaces.
One of AV's great charms is the lack of definition made possible by the cool terrain and lack of rough.
One thing I can say, AV gives an outward appearance of being easy, but I don't see guys tear it up. Sounds very similar to a famous links in Scotland.
Ciao