Makes me wonder, should a great golf hole be right there for you to see? No question about what to hit and where to hit it? As much I as I enjoyed Tobacco Road it makes me wonder about that course using this criteria.
On our trip we played these 2 courses followed up by 2 Donald Ross courses (Southern Pines and Charlotte Country Club). Those courses more starkly define the differences I think you are asking about.
On the Strantz courses, the shots were often blind and intimidating but the target area was bowl like - a halfway decent shot usually wound up in a decent spot. They were soft so they were probably more forgiving than usual.
On the Ross courses everything was visible, the fairways were wide and the view much less intimidating but the targets were more of an upside down bowl - mediocre shots bounced away from the target.
Overall - I preferred the Ross courses but am glad both exist.
Interestingly, scores were higher on the Ross courses even though the slope ratings were much lower and one member of our group was a 24 handicap.