Jeff B,
Even a "creative designer” can’t accommodate all levels of ability all the time. Can it be done, maybe? But rarely, in fact I can’t think of any truly great golf course that accommodates ALL levels of golfers equally on every hole. Wasn’t it MacKenzie who said all his holes should be playable with a putter? Nice thought, but try to play #15 and #16 at Cypress Point with a putter (just to name a few of his holes). It is an admirable statement, but good luck carrying it out. Of course you can add extra tees on holes that end up taking most or all of the interesting/challenging hazards out of play, but if you do that, is it really the same hole??
Just take a moment to think about many of the greatest golf holes in the world as well as many of the greatest and most dramatic hazards in the world. Many of them present a real struggle for the average golfer. #8 at Pebble Beach, #16 at Cypress Point, #11 at Shinnecock Hills, #5 at Mid Ocean, #12 at Augusta, #17 at The Old Course, #16 at Merion, #5 at Lahinch, #3 at Prestwick, #18 at Olympic, #17 at TPC Sawgrass, #8 at St. George’s Hill, and of course #7 at Pine Valley. Yes you can be creative and lessen the challenge with added tees (maybe you put a tee just in front of HHA as an example) but even with different tees, the hazards on these holes still present major challenges for many golfers to finish the hole in single digits.
Mark