JKinney,
I think that's a good point.
It's clearly a feel hole, in fact, the actual yardage sometimes seems to cloud the decision making process when it comes to club selection.
You see the hole, the target, but, you can feel that wind and you understand how it can affect the club you select.
I've seen guys stand on that tee and take an inordinately long time before they select their club, and, it's not always the right club.
One of the things I like about the hole is the vast uncertainty it seems to create.
With a lot of par 3's you merely dial in the distance, select your club for that distance, and swing away.
But, not here.
Hole location so influences play, for me.
I don't want to be short if the hole is cut in the back and I don't want to be long if the hole is cut to the front. I want to make sure that I leave myself a reasonable, not a difficult, recovery if I miss the green, so I tend to try to build in margins for error in my initial club selection.
And, just hitting the green doesn't insure a par.
It can be a difficult green to putt, especially with the wind blowing.
I'm ALWAYS happy to walk off with a par.