Share 'Line-of-play question re: Winthrop #5'

I've been looking at a lot of USDGC footage recently. Hole #5 for those who don't know is a 1000' long hole, essentially shaped like a seven. My question is this. In a situation where a player is well up the fairway and facing a choice between going straight (avoiding the water hazard to play "around the corner") or going to the left, across the water to the pin (and "cutting the corner") what…