I agree with Andy, if they can turn down the sound when a friend comes online how much harder could it be to not know if one of your friends come online when you're in the middle of an important shot and you wouldn't notice if they came on or quit your game to join them anyway. In the real game would your caddy jingle his keys in the middle of your shot to let you know your friend paged you to tell you he or she arrived at the course? lol
An elite par 3 course might be nice although I couldn't name one if I had to. Something that the par 3 shootout skins game with Trevino and Nicklaus is played on frequently? It would take a lot less photos and the course management or owners may be glad to get the exposure or maybe even help fund the shoot in exchange for some advertising. Is WGT missing the boat on this? Even less known 18 hole courses could possibly want to help fund these shoots for advertisement. I know some use TV for advertising and we know that's not cheap. Our family is growing big, even mentioned on TV I've heard lately and a big portion of the members at WGT are avid golfers. It wouldn't hurt to ask. Or is it more likely that course owners would think being able to play online would cause less real play on their course? Maybe it's already happening, WGT keeps us so in the dark.
I agree the drivers have plenty of distance now even without the R11. More putters sound juicy though especially with a lot more increments. Ideally 15 25 30 50 60 100 150 and 300 ft to choose from.