Bob, Long left on a Redan is almost always the spot to miss.
Sully, If I wasn't critical of other aspects of Pebble Beach, I'd agree to being tagged a homer. As far as that characterization in your last line, someone calling it the worst, is just as guilty, if not more Kavanaughesque. Besides, Since I have yet to play them all, I offered it as a possibility that it could be be a great transition hole. Forgive the hyperbole.
As I've seen it, this hole is playable for all skill level of player, and clearly, challenging to the best.
Kalen, My advice to play the line I'm describing doesn't demand a specific distance to the kick plate. Playing to the apron opening, might be boring golf for a pro, but with OB looming close to the right, it's a proper risk reward shot. You flirt with the danger and get rewarded, or not.
What I'm sensing is a reluctance to acknowledge just how fallible these purported best in the world can be at analyzing specific holes and situations. And, how limiting people are in their appreciation of good old fashioned shotmaking. High and soft, only works on this hole if the green is receptively soft, and/or, you land the ball anywhere past middle of the green, with spin. That's about a 6 yard swath extending all the way across the green. Too small?