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Originally Posted by Mox  Today, with new balls and huge 'high MOI' drivers, bogey golfers are hitting bunkers that were never intended for their skill level, while the scratch players are easily carrying bunkers and hazards. |
You hit on a big point here. The average handicap in the United States has bascially not changed over the last 30 years. With all of this technology, why not? I think the fact that the average golfer is hitting these hazards is a big part. Another being more people are playing golf now, so more amateurs, so the higher handicaps get thrown in there as well.
Your other big point being how a course plays for 1 person vs another. My one friend HATES our city's muni course. Its long, actually, really long for a muni course. I love it. Its wide open with no water and very few fairway bunkers. I hit it 30-40 yards farther than him.
Also, most golfers don't play the right tees. My father, who has a form of MS, should probably play from the senior tees. He hits 200-220 yard drives. But he insists on playing the whites or blues, depending on the course. Where as when I play with him at certain courses, I will play the whites when I should play the blues. We split the difference, but the course plays easier for me and harder for him. I see this happen ALL THE TIME!