One day I watched my mother take a driver and a putter and play 9 holes. I thought to myself, that is pretty cool, she is 85 and plays the most simple game you ever saw. Driver - putter, how uncomplicated is that. She bunts it down the fairway when hazards exist, making sure to avoid. So taking driver out of one's hands is relative to the player. I try not to take driver out of people's hands, but I can say that I have built a few holes where it is pretty risky to hit driver. Most notably the seventh hole at my home course in the Black Hills, 295 yards from the back tee, bunker 50 yards short right with steep cross slope, bunker protecting the 90% of the front of the green, OB behind the green, OB left of the green, steep slope right of green. Most people lay up with rescue clubs, irons, etc. I hit driver nearly every time and state that I would rather be in the bunker on my drive and not with my second shot.