Wow, this article is notable for several reasons.
First, Trump beats out Cabot Links and Shanqin Bay. I can't imagine many of us would agree with that (if we can manage to see all 3). Nothing in the description of Trump International makes me eager to see it; it's long, hard, and pretty. It could be a good course, but I'm not seeing what makes it the course of the year.
Second, I believe this is the first time we've seen a public statement that one course at Streamsong is better than the other ("by an eyelash"). Personally, I look forward to the debate about which course is better, but I really hope these courses aren't used to compare the merits and careers of the architectural teams. The routing was a team effort, so even if one course is generally viewed as better, that shouldn't take away from the entire project and it shouldn't be used as evidence that one team did a better job than the other.
Is the article correct in saying the the greens on the Red course are bigger? I've heard the exact opposite, although perhaps the greens on the Red course feel bigger because they are subtler whereas the undulations on the Blue course's greens might make them feel smaller. Also, it is fair to say that the Red course is more dramatic? Maybe that's true from a bird's eye view, but supposedly the bunkers and greens on the Blue are more dramatic than those on the Red, so the courses are just dramatic in different ways. Personally, I can't wait to find out for myself in a couple weeks!