Thanks for all your responses guy's.
I will have been on here for two years come next week David, and whilst I appreciate your argument, I side more with Jim in his assertion that he'd rather be 'running with the big dogs' as it were.
I guess I'm just a little frustrated 'cos my average had crept above the required figure just before the new tiers were introduced, and I'm used to being in the top tier despite my often inconsistent form (too many late night rounds after too much wine!). Heck, my fragile ego demands it!
Many of my felllow country club members are legends, and I sympathise with them and others who are struggling to make the transition to their new status. But any victories I have over them in tourney's are hollow ones as far as I'm concerned, as we are not playing on a level field in many instances.
I could just play Kiawah for a week and get my average down that way, but I'd sooner my status reflected my ability across all of the available courses (oh well, perhaps not Oakmont!).
As for the post about bots, and the spat about about a lack of integrity from certain quarters, I offer no comment. I am completely ignorant of the former, and do not consider anything I have to say about the latter to be of any further value or originality to the countless others I've read on these forums.
Go sort it out between yourselves fella's - I'm off to the practice ground!
Thanks again,
Sean