Jerry: There is one factor many people do not like on this type hole - they do not like the fact they cannot see the ball land
.... to me this is part of the charm and great mystery of the hole.
They should be used prudently and sparingly but when done right, they're awesome - especially when combined with interesting bunkering and, like the NGLA 16th fairway, like the deep bowls left and right of the prime landing area. When in those deep hollows, now you are sort of "double-blind"
You can sort of simulate an interesting punchbowl by berming it on 3 sides and if you are on flat topo, aside from moving tons of material and having it look phony un-natural and contrived, this may be your only option.
You can't just build a back berm (backstop) and call it a punchbowl. To have these look sort-of-natural, the berming would have to be minimal.
Going back to early golf in Europe, many greens were placed into hollows because that's where the best grasses grew because it was where water accumulated.