Matt Ward,
I don't know that the 18th at Southern Hills takes the driver out of the hands of the pros, as much as the added distance gained through high tech equipment and improved golf balls.
We complain all the time about drives that carry 300+ yards, leaving sand-wedges into the greens. Here is a hole where the configuration of the land and stream have put a cap on driving distance, unless a pro is willing to take his chances.
I think the hole was designed to be played from the plateau or with a gambling tee shot, from the flat neck just short of the creek, to a green elevated far above the driving zone.
The cross bunkering on #'s 9, 10, 13, 15 at GCGC provide the same built in governor, which limits driving distance.
I'd also place # 18 at ANGC as a top finishing hole.
It is a very uncomfortable set-up for many, as they stand on that tee, and the second shot is no bargain either.
It is 300+ yard drives, not the architecture that have hurt many holes and especially finishing holes.