Pat - you are correct. Sean's original comment did specifically mention the "pinching" effect of the rough at the green entrances. To be fair, the photos do suggest to someone, like me, that has never been to Mtn Ridge that this is indeed the case in a number of instances. Photos do sometimes give the wrong impression and that obviously happened here.
Sean went on to comment about buffers around bunkers by saying he was "not a fan of marooned bunkers or rough cut tight to greens." This was the comment of his to which I was agreeing. I too dislike mowing patterns that isolate bunkers and prevent running shots from finding their way into them. I dislike these buffers around fairway bunkers, as you seem to... but, I also dislike these buffers around greenside bunkers that were designed to be "gathering." In general, these buffers negate the intended impact of the bunker and make them play too small.
I see now that in this thread you were only referring to fairway bunkers... thus my confusion, as you were defending the greenside buffers at Mtn Ridge in the other thread. I wrongly thought you were "against" the buffers and "for" them, all at the same time.
It all makes sense now.