Mike,
7 at Rolling Green is a little penal off the tee. The trees make it so there is no bailout room left or right. Of course, the creek makes things interesting, and the second shot opens up to all types of shots.
I agree, though, these types of bunkers are garbage, and they rarely create any decision-making. The average golfer will end up short of them, and the good player will rip it in between them without any problem. The result is no decision-making for either type of player. I see this all the time on the East Course at Oak Hill, where great holes are ruined by placing hazards (trees, bunkers, long rough) on the opposite side of the fairway from the central hazard, meaning the golfer's only choice is to pound a drive down the middle. This is physically challenging but mentally a total bore. (For those keeping score at home, I'm thinking about holes like 4, 5, 12, 17, and 18 here).