Rich Goodale,
This isn't about a "blind" tee shot, it's about the misleading visual signal sent to the golfer's eye by the mowing patterns of the straight fairway lines which are clearly visible, which indicate the boundaries of the fairway as the golfer stands on the tee.
Then, once out of sight, the fairway lines shift significantly, such that a drive hit down the middle of the visible fairway lines, ends up in the rough.
Let me also add that these are straight holes, not doglegs, and that the trees flanking the fairway continue their pre-crest linear nature, adding to the deception.