Pin on #10 also looks like it'd encourage an approach from the right-hand side of the fairway, which presumably is the more dangerous side off the tee.
Question for the Pebble Beach veterans -- does "working back" from the pins mean less at Pebble than at somewhere like Oakmont? Oakmont's greens, both because of their size and contouring, seemed to encourage proper angles of attack into the greens, because being on the wrong spot on those greens meant the real possibility of three-putts. Do Pebble's very small greens negate the likelihood of three-putts (and therefore maybe negate the importance of placing your drive in the right spot to come into the greens)?
The TV commentators this week suggest a good short game will be in order this week, as lots of greens will be missed. Does the player who simply seeks to put his ball on the green and be happy with two putts have an advantage?