Ken Bakst,
I think that strategy can be viewed in the absolute,
that it can be isolated from its surroundings.
Would the 10th hole play any different, would the strategy be altered if condo's instead of woods bordered the right side of the hole ?
In your Pine Valley example, the strategy wouldn't change, it is constant or static as long as the features retain their location, configuration and relativity to one another.
Psychology is my behavior, and in the context of playing the hole, my strategy, my tactics, my play will be unaltered by form, as opposed to substance, which is at the core of my decision making process.
Having won many tournaments, including the USGA Mid-Amateur, I'd be curious with respect to your mind set when faced with a hazard fronting a green. Does the tactical signal your eye receives and sends to the brain for processing differ
based upon your evaluation of the aesthetics ? And, is your shot selection changed or altered because of the aesthetics ?
If you asked me which one I liked better, or which one I enjoyed playing more, my answer would be different, but the play of the hole would remain unaltered, strategically or tactically.