Gib,
Well, I am a typical golfer, and I do recall shooting an unexpected 74 that day, so I give the course the benefit of the doubt.
It was the first time I saw a Scottish copycat course, and I thought it was cool at the time. When I saw those mounds trying to replicate Scotland, I thought they might be the best facsimiles possble on a flat site. When I saw them at Lochinvar simply as design features, I was not impressed with the either their function on that property and the "new" had worn off.
Perhaps, with all the "tribute courses" being built now, GCypress really is the most influential course.
I am not against designers trying new stuff, even if it doesn't always work out, as that is how progress is made. If it were up to some here, we would replicate the golden age forever, without any possibility of moving forward.