Pat,
I assume what you mean is that the regular markers should routinely be placed on the front tee box (167-178 range) and not in the middle tee box that was created along with the back tee box (which i believe was in the early 2000s)? In other words, you're not advocating for the removal of the back (or even middle and back) boxes, which surely serve a good purpose in certain instance for lower handicap players?
Before the new tee boxes were added and the hole would typically play in the 170 range, I found it to be the easiest hole on the course (excepting the absurd encroaching underbrush that would invariably impede your swing or block your shot even if you missed marginally to the middle-back right of the green).
Personally, I like the hole much more at 180-190 as it demands your attention much more. The extreme downhill nature of the hole mitigates the actual distance. Plus, there's a decent chance that on any given day, you will have already played a 167-175 downhill shot to what is effectively an island green on 3. Don't forget that the 3 tee boxes are terraced so the distance effect of going back is somewhat mitigated by the rise in elevation.
I do think they could manage yardages on 3 and 14 in a complimentary way on a day-to-day basis such that if the pin is tucked back left one day on 3, they might give you some relief at 14 in terms where they locate the markers. I know they still do use the front tee box from time to time, so the hole can and does play at the 170 range occasionally.