I think #17 is a strong hole, but my opinion is that the fairway and playing coorridor could and should be expanded to the west and toward that ridge significantly. There used to be a asphalt road up that hole toward a maintenence shed that was removed, however a line of low canopy trees that used to line the road remain and they make the hole a lot tighter than it should be, especially off the tee.
Jason, and others, what is your view of the (new) back tee on #17?
I like your suggestion to move the fairway right. My problem with the back tee is that I have never cleared the ridge so for me personally it makes the hole more difficult and less interesting. I do not need to worry about hugging the left side. I just need to try and hit the fairway.
My faint memory of the old tee was that you cut the corner which was fun but fraught with peril.
I suspect the impact is entirely different for someone like Jason Lietner. For him, I would guess the tee creates the type of decisions I recall from the old tee.