Ryan: Thanks for answering my question. That is exactly what I was trying to get at: an architect gets to do a lot more things and take more credit on a course that isn't played much, than on one that is. Perverse, but true. And that's one reason Sand Hills IS a sacred cow. They could do a lot of things differently because there wasn't any traffic to worry about. And, you bet I took advantage of that at Barnbougle and at Ballyneal and at Sebonack.
As to your question, I would hate to do it, but if it's perceived as a major issue we could easily do some regrading work on the fairway at Pacific in order to lessen the collection problem. The green site is so good that it really doesn't need the choppy contours in the fairway to make it a good hole. [The first fairway has a bit of the same issue, but I would prefer to leave that, to tell the first-time visitor that he is in for something different today, and because that green really isn't that tough.]
And if I was building another linksy course that was about to be famous and get a lot of play? Yes, I'd probably do a little more selective grading in the fairway.