Nah mate
When I played golf for real I never blamed the course....unless I was playing links golf and I got a 45 deg bounce left or right...but even then links golf isn't fair but it is equitable.
BUT if I hit a PURE shot out of the screws and after taking elevation...wind direction and speed and air temperature into consideration and the shot started out 6-8 yrds either side of target line and finished up 20 yrds short on carry distance I would have been taking a serious look at my equipment and/or ball
For 2 years (Until I broke my left ankle in an accident) I practiced to be a touring pro. I hit an average of 1000 practice balls per day, 5-6 days per week and played 72 holes per week....I knew the carry distance I hit any iron or wood in my bag to a relatively small margin of error.
Plus I said the pin on 7th was in the BACK LEFT with that you try to land it 10 yrds short and run it up...With the shot on the 9th my issue was NOT distance but initial flight path and then WIND movement of the ball
This issue also brings up the topic of the ridiculous scores some players on WGT score....because they MUST also be getting similar random events happening to them each round...yet somehow they magically score 17 under...1 shot short of birdie average..
Maybe cheat programs counteract the random issue and that's why they average 6-8ft from pin on approaches