" I am unconvinced. If the two tee shots are spokes of the same wheel, or radii of the same circle, I think the one on the left is a lot longer than the safer shot on the right.
i.e. if the tee shot to the island is a lot longer, doesn't it sort of defeat the concept? If the two tee shots were the same length on that hole at HH, there wouldn't be much advantage to playing to the left because the angle is so narrow. If you could drive the ball that far to the safe side, you'd have about the same length shot from the safe side."
Bill, I've vacationed at HH for the past 25 years and have played about 50+ rounds on the course - I know the course.
I may not have "graphic-ed" it well enuf - the play to the peninsula, straight on to the hole, although the fairway is angled, is roughly 225-yd carry to reach the island fairway.
There is a thin strip of fairway all the way to the green on the left but the green is angled to the line of play if you go that route. That is a 3-shot route, for sure. It plays longer if you do not play to the island/peninsula.
There is a lot of advantage playing straight away - shorter. If you go the right-hand route along the housing line, the houses and their backyards are OB.
Don't be too influenced by the pros who often hit 6 and 7 iron into the green, straight on. Most average players cannot play directly on line to the green but have to play slightly to the right. I usually have/had a 4-iron into that green - tough shot, great hole
There are multiple tees on this hole.