It reminds me of the criticisms that come out every time the Open rolls around to Royal Birkdale. That one I have played and it's a fine course for my game and one hell of a fine Championship course for elite players. Yet the standard buzz around here is that it is too easy, too flat, doesn't utilize the dunes, doesn't live up to its potential, you can't discern the design philosophy of a single architect because it's been reworked so often, it's boring, yada, yada, yada.
OK so it's not Cypress Point, Pine Valley or Muirfield. By that standard Birkdale, Congressional and 99.9% of the other courses in the world are inferior. Doesn't mean it's not a course on which you can have a fun game and also hold a major championship with a worthy champion.