Howard,
Why can't precision be demanded on the second shot on a par-5 to leave an easy third shot? Don't pull it off, pay the consequences. Par-5s need not easily be reached in 3 by someone who fails to take the brave line on the tee shot and is short/offline with his second.
I don't disagree with you on the need for precise shots. But this hole confounds me.
Typically, on a par 5 hole with alternate fairways, the demanding second shot is required on the more direct, challenging route; which on this True North #18 hole would be via the left fairway. This design requires demanding second shots playing from both fairways.
Furthermore, based on this scorecard (
http://www.oobgolf.com/courses/scorecard.php?id=19985), the hole measures:
Blue: 572
White: 555
Gold: 485
Based on those numbers, it requires the golfer playing from the white (6,300 yds) tees to have both a drive and 2nd shot each in excess of 260 yards to be parallel with the green, thereby avoiding the trees that guard it. That's a new definition of precision.