It seems to me many more great courses were built since 2000, rather than the 90's. (although the 90's were pretty good with Sand Hills paving the way)
Friar's Head, Ballyneal,Boston Golf Club,Pacific Dunes, Bandon Trails,Sebonack,
no doubt I'm missing a few.
Courses that studied the past, incorporated the classic design elements, yet used modern technology to aid in construction.
The 90's seem more represented by the ill fated Country Club for a day concept where the bag drop and locker room became as important as the course, as well as the continuation from the 80's of the development course (many now offering weedfront lots)
but then there's much to disagree with in that article
If you can convince the world that golf and equipment change is good, then you get more work destroying errr... I mean renovating.. classic courses.(and your own of course)
Ironically, two of the changes at Augusta this year are SHORTENING #'s 1 and 7 at Augusta-or is that RE-shortening?