The most iconic hole in U.S. Open golf probably shouldn't exist

The tiny acre that houses the 7th hole at Pebble Beach is an architectural miracle, far too beautiful to be a golf hole. It's the best we have to offer in American professional golf, and it might not last much longer. The first thing that strikes you is that there shouldn't be a golf hole here. It's stupid, farcical. Golf is a stunningly dumb, maddening game mostly birthed out of a 15th-century need to kill time. Any open grassy plain would do, utilizing this one seems like an exceptional waste....