iavinilawoods- I`ll try to answer your original question. Back in June/July the tiers were changed from ONLY TWO tiers to FOUR tiers. That means that the parameters for each of the tiers were re-figured and your ranked rounds to that date placed you in the pro tier. If you look at the score averages of the hack and am. tiers, I think you`ll agree that you belong in the pro tier. I hope that answers your question. If not, feel free to ask again.
As for not reaching the greens in two, join the club (no pun intended)! If the wind isn`t favorable, then it comes down to course management....and some luck to save par. This happens in real life also for pros and hacks alike.
Hitting a perfect shot can be affected by "the beast" at ANY time. Search the beast and you`ll find A LOT of info and hopefully some answers for that.
Hope this helps, GL and Enjoy
ninjad by Soulcatcher