Good comments from all. I have only played it once, so it would certainly adjust my thinking the next time. The back tee box sets the tee shot up a little differently, so trying to work the ball down the right side is much more difficult.
I hit the ball fairly long, so I tried to just mash it to the left side of the fairway (even if I hit it through the fairway into the rough) but the wind didn't allow it.
I agree with the theory that good players should be able to work the ball, but can a tree outgrow the intention of the hazzard? In the situations where I have discovered trees in the middle of fairways, the troublesome ones are those that are, likely, 50 years old or more. When the hole was designed, it certainly played easier, with openings for better players to at least have a shot.