Maybe I'm dense, but I'm not seeing how the 14th at Bandon Trails is a "strategic hole."
Unless I've missed something (always possible!), everyone agrees that there is ONE ideal tee shot -- as far as possible down the left-hand side. And everyone agrees that a deftly played second shot is then required, from anywhere off the green -- with no bailout area that promises an "easy bogey."
What's strategic about that?
Dan,
Everyone also agrees that the one ideal tee shot at #10 at Riviera (one of the best examples of a "strategic" short par 4) is likewise as far as possible down the left-hand side.
But that doesn't mean that it is easy (or worth it) to try to hit it there. The trees stick out from the left at about 15-20 yards short of the green, so when trying to drive the green you can't just bang it down the left as hard as you can (like you can at Riviera) and get away with it. So missing it left can be problematic (pitch out) as can missing it right (awkward chip/pitch).
If you don't attempt to reach the green with tee shot, you then have to decide how long of a shot you want in to that green. Do you want a 40 yarder, a 60 yarder, and 80 yarder, a 100 yarder? The answer for me depends on the hole location and the wind. Downwind I'd want an uphill lie and a fuller shot that I can spin, while into the wind I feel better with a shorter yardage. (And you definitely need to know at what yardage the low gathering spots on the right are--the turf is generally good but hitting it into a gathering spot increases the chances of finishing in a divot, which would leave little choice but a run up shot to the short-left of the green.)
Then the decision is how far left to attempt to hit the shot, again depending on the wind and the type of shot you feel comfortable attempting. If the pin is in front or back-right I would try to hit it farther up the left side and leave a shot I can spin. If I do that, then I have to take into account how I'm hitting it and decide whether to hit a hard draw to climb the hill or a straighter shot down the left (if I'm feeling really good).
Anyone who has an awkward wedge shot into the green can always hit it to the front-left of the green which will leave an "easy bogey" to any pin. The problem is that player after player doesn't want the "easy bogey" on a short/driveable par 4, and so they try the lower percentage shot and end up in some places where they are fighting for a 5.
To me, the hole plays similar to a mirror-image version of the 6th at Pacific Dunes, particularly at the green. It is easier, however, to hit it to the one ideal tee shot (as far down the right as possible) on that hole because the fairway is not nearly as sloped as on #14 at BT.