I think the level of difficulty the courses a member plays should have a direct effect on their rankings and levels. A member that plays only S.A. or K. I. will advance a lot faster and reach the higher tiers much quicker than one who plays Congressional and Oakmont for example . Regular courses have a rating why shouldn't WGT ? increase the pts. given for the harder courses or lower the points given for the easier courses. A Tour Pro who only plays Congressional and Oakmont for example will probably be able to beat a Master who only plays S.A. and K. I. every time.
I think this will stop a lot of the bickering about cheating and the differences in abilitys especially at the higher levels. A good example of this, If in you play to a 6 at your local club and someone else is a 6 at Pebble Beach, on a neutral course you are going to get spanked 9 out of 10 times. I dont know about the rest of you, but a 32 at Congressional is a lot more satisfing to me than a 32 at S.A.. I haven't done this, but if you checked I'd bet most of the big tournament winners are playing the difficult courses the majority of the time.