This is a very intriguing thought which seems to have been buried by its unfortunate use of the "F" word in the original post and the non-to-be-unexpected mini-bashes which followed.
I agree with George that every hole on every course has subtleties. I also think that we often mistake complexity for subtlety and over-value the former.
Somehow, green "complexes" sounds so much more important and interesting than green "simples" or green "subtles," and yet I could argue that the latter are what we really should be looking for when we try to identify and study greatness in golf course design.
I also think that this thought can be carried through back from the green through the fairways and their hazards to the teeing area. Less is more. The obvious is least challenging and the least interesting. Dealing with the seemingly obvious that proves to be not so is the hallmark of the expert and one of the great joys of the game.
I am intrigued by Bill Coore and his concept of "poofs"--subtle undulations or even changes in texture which affect the bounce and roll of the ball almost infintessimally. And yet, as we all well know, even seemingly infintessimal changes in direction and speed can have that most telling of impacts on ones game of golf--the extra stroke.
One of my favorite spots in golf on one spot on one green that I know well. The green sits in a setting of tremendous natural beauty and contains two levels of subtlety. While appearing perfectly flat, there is in fact just enough slope and grain to insure than all shots will roll distinctly from left to right. You can in fact putt off the green if you are not careful. This subtlety, however, is usually mastered after a few years of playing the course and becomes second nature. It is just about then (or even a few years later) that you find yourself on that green with the pin in a certain mid left location, and after you confidently strike your short putt inside the "high" edge of the cup suddenly you see it breaking "uphill" away from the hole. If you lie down flat on the green and breathe slowly and the light is just right, you can just see that little hollow in which the pin has been set.
When that first happened to me, I knew that I would have many happy days on that green and that course, for as long as I was able to play the game, and I am confident that similar subtleties exist on every course we know. We just don't always know where and how to look for them.