Such is the power of the ocean to intimidate. The best angle into the elevated green is gained by taking a line as close to the cliff as possible. It is a real "hike up your knickers" moment in a round at PD. There is plenty of room to bail out right, but that position brings bunkers, and the enormous dune right of the green into play.
No beef with the pick here, but I don't agree with the method of play you've prescribed. The best angle of play is from the middle of the fairway or straight at the flag, not near the cliff (you can get away with a shot over there, but there really isn't any reward for being that far left). Part of the visual deception here is that off of the tee the middle of the fairway looks like its out to the right, and when you throw in people's tendency to take trouble out of play, they steer themselves even further right.
In the summer, you want to be taking the wind dead on, both off of the tee and on the approach (anything too far left will keep going left, same on the right). Occasionally you'll take the shorter hitters out to the right, but that pretty much turns it into a three shot hole for them with the layup being back to the left. And if you think about the angles, you're actually playing away from the dune if you're out on the right side.
In the winter, you want the runway off the back of the green in your line of play for anything that runs out too far. Too far to either side and you're looking at running into the back right bunker or running over the cliff edge off the back left.
I agree with Tom that there are more strategic holes on the course. The play here is pretty much always two shots straight at the flag, and hope you get a little luck if you get a bit of sidespin on the ball. But whether you are with or against the wind, those are not easy shots.