The more I think on this concept the more it makes sense.
You see for hacks like us, golf is really a lot like Shawshank Redemption, in that its all about "hope". You hope you to play well, you hope your swing and timing is there, you hope not to embarrass yourself, you hope to break 90, etc.
On a more micro level, each tee shot starts out with this hope. You hope you can hit the fairway, you hope you can get your approach somewhere near the green (not hitting the green in regulation isn't really a big deal for high cappers because we only pull it off maybe 4-5 times per round). So when you have a wide fairway, aka one that is relatively easy to hit, after your tee shot you still have hope. And even with a difficult, smallish green, even if you miss the green you still have hope because you think I can still get it up and down. And even when you only chip to 20 feet, you still have hope that you can make that par putt. And then you two putt for bogey and you still have hope that with a few pars mixed in you can still break 90.
Compare and contrast that to a tight fairway with deep rough. You hit your tee shot, end up in the rough 10 yards off the fairway with perhaps a tree you have to now negotiate...and you know that even your best effort won't get you on the green and there's a good chance you'll still have a lengthy 3rd shot....and that hope is already gone after one stroke.
Just a different perspective that I know most on this board aren't too familiar with...