I heard Jack talking about it, but I'd say it turned out just the way he wanted, although he didn't exactly know he wanted it. He wanted a hole that would produce dramatic situations on Sunday. It did just that, and Tiger Woods' miracle shot validated its premise. Great hole by any real design standard? Absolutely not. Etched into Memorial Tournament fame and destined to go structurally unchanged for many, may years? Most certainly.
In those terms, I would compare it more to the 15th at ANGC, a hole I believe to be far inferior - strategically, at least - to the 13th. The only real decision is to go for the green or not, provided you've hit a decent drive. The shaved front is a little hokey, if you ask me, and pretty darn penal for the guy who lays up (fair enough). But the hole became a legend when Gene Sarazen made his deuce. Therefore, validated as a great part of the Masters.
And that's what we saw yesterday.