JNC:
I can't comment on the specifics you mentioned concerning the AH courses you played.
I have not played them.
Matt,
I made those general conclusions about Hills the architect to contribute something to the bigger discussion on Hills. If I had simply described the Hills courses I have played, it would have been useless to most people, who have not played the three courses in question. Instead, I choose to establish some themes that were common to these courses and use those themes to draw some bigger conclusions about Hills as an architect. These comments got people, including you, thinking about Hills architecture and discussing it with some vigor.
This is one reason why I often post such strong statements about golf courses. I think there is too much of a consensus on here of "to each his own" when it comes to golf course architecture. That mindset does not accomplish anything, and it gets boring after awhile.
Matt, I agree that I would be credible about Hills if I had plenty 20 courses rather than 3. However, I believe I am perceptive enough about GCA to play three of his golf courses and make some definitive conclusions about his architecture. Besides, it is not like these are three Hills courses I know anything about. I have seen and read plenty of information about his golf courses, including posts on here about courses like Bay Harbor, Longaberger, and Half Moon Bay. By corroborating this information from what I have seen of his architecture in person, I am able to make some educated judgments about his golf courses.