Hazeltine is not a "dramatic" match play course, yet the final today was compelling, as were so many Ryder Cup matches at the mostly not-so-dramatic Belfry for all those years. In fact you could argue that the paucity of do-or-die shots actually makes for a more dramatic match play course, because nobody is ever really out of the hole and recovery is always, at least theoretically, possible. The two least exciting holes of the last nine today were 13 and 16 where Ballester was in the penalty areas and the drama was gone quickly.
More generally, it just seems like the drama of match play, at least from a viewing standpoint, is pretty independent of the nature of the golf course. I think this is less true in stroke play, where places like Augusta and Sawgrass always provide drama because of the potential for wild volatility. A shot hit into the water in match play is not very dramatic, but in stroke play it is.