I think that in architectural practice - and even more so in criticism as well - the search for absolutes is the enemy of understanding. It's certainly been covered here, but penalty-inducing hazards, whatever they may be, *can* in the hands of a skilled and creative architect be strokes of genius. The "unfair" bunker on the Road Hole for instance (not penalty-bound a la the OB on the tee shot) drives every decision made on the hole. Rae's Creek on the 13th at Augusta - you want to hug the left hand side for the flat lie and shorter opportunity to go in two, but you risk the creek. Likewise, you want to go for the green from the fairway, but the creek is there for a wood or long-iron not surely struck. Brilliance! You can play the hole as a three-shotter and really have no issue with Rae's Creek. Meaning: perfect hazard.
I subscribe to the theory that there is NO substitute in golf for the recovery shot. The recovery shot is the subject of most great golf stories and memories. So removing impediments to it, as a general ideal, is great. But there is also the heroic. It can't be heroic if it is overused, but think #8 at Pebble. Even #12 at ANGC or, yes, #17 at TPC Sawgrass. There is only one way through the keyhole, and you must pass. It's best used sparingly, for sure, but again, produces memories that last a lifetime.