The courses at Bandon present different challenges, especially in medal play, than a course like Portland CC.
Portland CC is more "predictable", less "variable" for day to day play.
I suspect that the medal play Pro seeks stability from the courses he competes on, and the courses at Bandon aren't static.
The "wind" alone is a huge variable.
"Wind" is probably the most unsettling element medal play golfers face, hence i view his comments as objecting to the playing conditions with "wind" being the primary culprit, rather than the individual and collective architectural features.
Golfers also tend to view golf courses solely from their perspective, rarely undertaking an attempt at developing a global perspective of the course, especially golfers who compete at a high level.
Their myopic vision limits their data base, ergo their perspective.
Frank Hannigan, for whom I had the utmost respect when it came to golf, once told me that the last people in the world to listen to when it came to golf courses were the best players, the elite amateurs and PGA Tour pros. My experiences since our conversation in Atlanta, decades ago, on this topic, have proven his admonition to be spot on.