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I think what happened at one of the big AM tournaments (discussed in a podcast I listened to a while back) was similar, but not the same as this. There was a Par 4 or 5 where players found it advantageous to pitch OB directly off the tee and proceed to the drop zone for an easy up and down - or something like that. I can't remember the details in regard to what made the attempt at a drive in the fairway so dangerous, but the rules guy said nobody was breaking any rule, just taking advantage of poor hole design.
So not really comparable, but hey...
Note that the rules now allow the TD to let players skip the charade of tossing into the OB area.
For example, if the TD invokes this rule and you can't clear the lake which is just off the tee, you don't need to get your disc wet to go to the drop zone. Or, if the TD invokes this rule and you can't clear the cedar-filled no-exit valley, you don't need to waste a disc.
But ONLY when the TD declares it for that particular DZ, because there are some drop zones that are so far forward of the tee the player might not get there in two real throws.
The TD should probably have invoked this rule if this tournament was held in 2018.
805.03 Lost Disc
Last updated: Sunday, December 31, 2017 - 18:17
E. If a drop zone has been provided for lost discs, the Director may allow players to proceed directly to the drop zone at the cost of two penalty throws.
806.02 Out-of-Bounds
Last updated: Saturday, March 3, 2018 - 09:43
G. If a drop zone has been provided for an out-of-bounds area, the Director may allow players to proceed directly to that drop zone at the cost of two penalty throws.
Emphasis added.