Why can't an event be different?
There used to be short courses, long courses, slow greens, fast greens, courses with deep rough, courses without rough, wide courses, narrow courses.
More homogonization(longer-fast greens, fake chipping areas, width for width's sake etc. everywhere)isn't always the answer.
BTW, by the finish, in the Top 5 and ties, you had 3 bomberish players, (one who was ranked #1 in the world,one who is ranked 4th) and three shortish(by Tour standards) hitters.
Seems all were tested.
The PGA Tour is entertainment.
Many were entertained.
The course wouldn't be my first choice, but...