At Ballyhack the player is often one shot away from glory AND a single swing away from disaster.
The entire experience on the fourth hole is difficult. The tee shot must be hit on the proper line AND with the correct distance (which isn't necessarily as far as a player can hit it). The approach, often played from an uneven lie, switches back and must, on occasion, be played 25 yards away from the pin itself. Par is often made by sinking a long putt.
There are a number of other difficult shots all around the golf course, and they aren't hard because they only punish a ball hit short right. The place demands concentration and creativity. If both don't converge a player is in for a few extra strikes.
Tim, there are certainly those of us who don't want any part of the golf course altered. I wonder, though, if over time the fourteenth green site can survive the heartache it forces into nearly every foursome.
I think I'll bring up this thread at dinner during this weekend's Saul Shootout. Perhaps that group can chime with a wider opinion after playing for a couple of days.
WW