I have played courses which look more green and "manicured" than the US Open setup at #2 while still having a very keen "ground game" and "strategy" on offer.
We all have, but the big difference is almost all of those are in temperate climates and on cool season turf. To get bermuda to play fast, to be "puttable" from 10 yards off the green, you simply can not be concerned with color or appearance as to get it truly fast it will turn mottled and have all sorts of shades, but the turf will be very, very playable, just as it was at P2. Color has zero to do with playability, and not as much to do with plant health as some here will have you believe.
One reason warm season courses do not often play as fast as their northern brethren is because as soon as color becomes a priority with most warm season turfs, firm and fast go out the window.
In the south, you often pick your poison; fast, but off color, or pretty, but slow.