How about the first hole at Old Mac? Considering the theme of the place, it seems likely that was pretty intentional.
Yes, we were familiar with its pedigree.
Macdonald was fond of building them, but NOT right in the landing area as on the 16th at St. Andrews. He was more likely to put it out past where anyone could drive the ball in 1925 -- like the one on the 1st hole at Piping Rock [300 off the tee, 85 short of the green]. I don't know why he was such a wimp about it.
When I worked on Piping Rock for Mr. Dye in 1985, the green chairman Woody Millen and I built a Principal's Nose in the landing area of the par-5 10th, so you couldn't go for the green in two without taking it on. It was only there for a year, but it was fun while it lasted. Mrs. Dye's opinion of it was not very kind, but I am well over that.
Personally, I think that using the
form of the Principal's Nose in a location that's not compelling is as vapid as the various Church Pew bunkers in China, or the replicas of the Swilcan Bridge in Japan. But putting a nasty bunker right in the landing area of a hole and forcing the golfer to decide what to do in response? Priceless!