You can scarcely find an article which mentions me which doesn't contain the word "controversial." I've really gotten sick of it, though. In most cases it revolves around THE CONFIDENTIAL GUIDE, not around my work, even though I think our work is quite a bit different than most people's.
I believe that a lot of young designers now are going out of their way to try and be controversial ... both in their designs and in what they say about them. I don't know if that has anything to do with the fact that I've been successful, or not.
However, I am totally against controversy, for the sake of controversy. Design the best golf holes you can on the land. Donald Ross wasn't controversial, and he left a pretty good legacy, too.