And as far as the "if you don't want to pay then don't play those courses" argument... come on really? That's like the old tired "if you don't like this country you can get out" argument. Of course I want to play those courses too. And if I have to pay I probably will. But that doesn't change the fact that all of this is escalating to a point where there will be no more free courses worth playing. I'm not really complaining, I'm just trying to do what I can to save the game I love.
really? that makes no sense. that's like saying that if you build more $275 per round golf courses like pebble beach, then all the $30 per round courses will suddenly be cheapgolfcourserapturefied.
pay to play is better. if you like the same old stale crackers, i'm not going to stop you from eating them, but you're not going to get mileage of the argument that it's not worth the $1 for a box of fresh crackers.