I'm surprised that this is the topic to inspire my first post but I have to say in regards to BP, which I play nearly every week, there is not a sub-5 hour round to be found on any of the 5 courses there. Even on the most benign of the set-ups, Yellow, you're in for at least 5:15. In fact, the fastest round I've ever played at the facility was a late spring mid-week twilight on Black that I got around (by myself!) in 4 hrs. That's obviously a rarity, also a mid-week round when all 5 courses are open.
I do agree that the fwy widths on Black definitely diminish the strategic interest of some holes (especially evident on 10 and 11), but I attribute the pace issues at BP to the tee intervals, and sheer numbers of golfers at the facility. There are very few places, to my knowledge, that have 5 course tee-sheets stacked with 4-somes from 730-230 on nearly every wed., let alone weekends. Further, the rough/width on Black and Red contributes to slow play no more than water and/or OB (which BP has none of) does on nearly every other parkland course in the US. It is possible for a 25 handicapper to hit 80+ full swings out of rough in under 4 hours.
But back to the original intent of the thread. I would love to see width reestablished on the Black....but only if they do it for the pros. I think the Black fills a niche. And while I know how much more interesting for the architecture as a whole to have some more positional strategy off the tee, I love that (with the exception of speed and firmness) I play the course as the pros do....there are not many chances for the daily fee player to do that.
Even still, I think there is some merit to the current widths. Take 5 for instance....I remember hitting an excellent tee shot one of the first times I played the course only to have it bound through into ankle high rough, in the left flats below the rise. I thought, facing and uphill approach that required either a high soft draw or a blast over the trees, 'I should be in the fairway here, this was a good drive'. Then I realized I didn't bite of as much of the diagonal hazard as I should have, and possibly the only reason I hit such a good tee-shot was because I knew my conservative target was not at the limits of my ability. If I was in the fairway it would have diminished the value of the hazard, and I would have never felt the need to take on more of the bunker for the reward of have a shot from the fairway. Live and learn.