Here are 2 examples with quite different risk/reward features:
7th at Olympic Lake - a relatively short (300-340 yards) par 4 with a narrow 3-tiered green that is considered a birdie hole. However, if you miss the fairway, your ability to control the distance of your second shot (yes, yardage on the sprinkler heads) is more difficult and reduces the oppurtunity for birdie. On the middle and lower tiers, the green has some funnelling slope to it which means you can get your second shot close to the cup, but also imparts difficult to read breaks in your birdie putt. If you miss the tier that the hole is on, then it is a challenging and difficult 2-putt. Each tier is deceptively small and it is not uncommon to miss the green, with a wedge or short iron from slanting fairway.
As quoted from the website "MacKenzie's favorite par 4, the 16th at Pasatiempo strikes fear into the hearts of nearly all who play it. A blind tee shot over the indicator flag calls for some intelligent planning, precise placement with a draw. Too far left, the ball ends up in a barranca, and too far right is OB. Even the best drive leaves a long, downhill second shot to a three-tiered elevated green, guarded by an array of green side bunkers. Be on target or risk severe penalties, the green rests behind a deep barranca and stream below."
The 16th is a much larger green than the 7th at Olympic. The difference in elevation from front to back is close to 10 feet with very few front hole locations available. Likewise, if you are not on the proper tier, birdie is unrealistic and 3-putts more the norm.
And yes, both of these courses were built some time ago and are unaltered from their original intent.