I trust the USGA to be fair in their competition rules. But some do affect the enjoyment of the game for the casual golfer. If competition is the goal, the more rules the better. When just playing the course against personal goals, some flexibility is needed in enforcement of some of them. Our proximity competition favors better golfers so use of full handicaps and net doubles are a small consolation to those who are not as accurate
I trust the USGA to be fair in their competition rules. But some do affect the enjoyment of the game for the casual golfer. If competition is the goal, the more rules the better. When just playing the course against personal goals, some flexibility is needed in enforcement of some of them. Our proximity competition favors better golfers so use of full handicaps and net doubles are a small consolation to those who are not as accurate