I've only played Quaker, WFW, BB, Baltusrol and 2 public courses in Texas whose authorship is questionable: Cedar Crest, and Brack....I LOVE his bunkering in general and appreciate the difficulty of his tee shots but have the same sentiments reguarding approaches on the majority of golf his holes. That being said, I still don't feel qualified to discern whether I like Tilly or not without seeing more of his work that has been less altered.
Agreed as you know on: 17, 15, 14 (I love but definently unique within the context of the course), and 4 (and the overall greatness of the hole).
Generally however, penalties are exacted from missing shots on aggressive lines or miss-clubbing, not from hitting the inappropriate portion of the green or approaching with the inappropriate ball flight. With the above exceptions, there is generally no need to work the balls on or off slopes, either to hold the greens, to avoid potential 3 putts, or to get close.
On 3 for example There's no reason a well struck high ball to the middle of the green won't yield an easy 2 putt par or birdie with a great put. If you pull it, you will still find the front left of the left side, is you push it you'll find the back right of the right side.
5 is not really about the green complex or slope. It's about hitting it really deep into the fairway down the right side....that's the primary challenge on that hole. Anything well stuck to the center of that green from the fairway deep down the right side will suffice.
Again the premium on this golf course remain hitting big drives into the fairway and with the exception of 3 or 4 holes, anywhere in the fairway will suffice.
I will say, Oakmont is ABSOLUTELY one of my favorite courses, as is a the more subtle Plainfield, and every C&C course I've played. I have not played Augusta, while I don't love recent changes which redefine driving requirements, those greens and complexes mandate the kind of golf I find most interesting and inspiring.
There's no accounting for taste.