If a long walk on a course between holes is scenic to make a routing work then this = good, excellent use of down time by the arhictect.
But...
If same said walk is not scenic then this = bad awful cartball course?
Kalen:
Essentially, yes, but it depends. If the walk encourages you to reflect upon the beauty of your surroundings, and there aren't really good options for a golf hole in that stretch, then it can be a positive in my opinion. The walk at Highlands Links exists because it's too steep between the hillside and the river for a golf hole in that stretch; the walk at Barnbougle comes about because it's too narrow between the ocean and the 4th hole to put a tee back there going the other way [and it would've been blind].
If it's just a long walk, and you get distracted from the golf experience and want to check your cell phone, or if it's so long [or there are so many of them] that you really feel like you need a golf cart, then it becomes a clear negative.
Is that all dependent on the scenery? No, but a not insignificant part IS about the scenery, or having something about the walk that adds to the golf experience rather than detracts. That's why the tunnel at Bel Air cited by JT Taylor is a great example.