Permit me to be somewhat philosophical about the intent of Mr. Kavanaugh's thread.
Couldn't one make the argument that the minimal usage of some template holes, such as the biarritz and the double plateau with all of its permutations, are due in large part to the overall diminution of sport and style brought on by war and depression? Prior to the economic and personal sacrifices made by nearly all from the mid 1930's to the late 1940's golf design, as we all know here, was far from the predicitable and mundane that came about due to these more pressing matters of life and death.
Further, with post-war prosperity, and with the advent of televised golf and the likes of Arnold Palmer, many courses with their attendent round and flat greens with simplistic bunkering were built by the score to simply provide stock for the masses. What went missing during all of this, in very simplistic terms, was whimsy, and an element of sporting excitement and diversity. This was replaced in many ways by the "7,000 yard par 72" syndrome.
So, in many ways, we now find ourselves living through an important part of the lifeline of golf course design, one that can look back at the fonder parts of pre-war golf design and, at the same time, the poor ways that the game evolved in order to grow. I suppose that I am asking the question of whether golf could have become the game we know today, that includes a larger player base, without the surfeit of mundane courses that sprouted like so many dandelions?
If the answer if yes, then we are trying to make amends today for those mistakes, which leads to the instances stated here of some casual golfers seeing biarritz greens as only needing a windmill to be complete. To quote the esteemed Mr. Huntley..."pity".
If the answer is no, that the simple flattish courses with plug and play features built in such large numbers like ranch houses weren't necessary for growth, then I would suggest that we are merely making up for lost time. In this case, bring on the biarritz's and any other hole or green design that enforces strategic thinking and puts a premium on fun and whimsical features. I feel that those of us lucky enough to help create courses for a living should feel an obligation to help erase the dulling of golf design on all courses, not just the high-end private club courses that have been the beneficiary of this neo-thinking of late.