Yes.
That area on top is not that small. It has the ridge that separates it from the right half of the green. The area just over the bunker slopes away from the golfer, and, is the reason so many golfers fail to think properly. Their focus is to just carry that bunker and that's their doom because of the bounce away from them. Moving back towards the rear the area fans outward, giving that shelf ample room for at least six different hole locations. The back side of the ridge is likely the coolest feature because it takes unbelievable trust to play a putt towards that right side of the green.
On the telecast last night Andy North described Padraig's birdie as lighting fast. Well, Andy was wrong. The last part of that putt had to climb the down slope coming off the of the backside of the bunker, mentioned earlier. Further evidence of that downslope towards the rear was witnessed on both Mickelson's birdie putt and YE's Ocho. If you watch Zach Johnsons first chip from behind the green, he missed catching the influence of the center ridge because once his ball started to climb the bunker's backside hill, it started to drift left because he was approaching it from the right side of that hills influence.
It seems like a very easy fix to raise the HOC on the entire right side of the green making it possible for the balls to come to rest before reaching the fairway at the bottom of the apron.
Mike Davis decision to cut the left green side bank is likely the most controversial call, because if it was long rough, the hole would be playing under par. A miss left would stop there leaving these guys a shot they are all very familiar with. My opinion is that it should be shaver farther, or use the graduated rough concept there, allowing more random results while encouraging players to be a little more creative with shot choices.
Mike it is flatter than Merion. Sorry for the tangent.