Then there is the elephant in the room. WSnipes11 is in South Africa. Since I live in the US I have had access to all of the videos from the now defunct carousel, lots of surveys, "free" credits for purchases from vendors, as well as my current go to: videos on a mobile device.
Other counties often do not have the same access to "free" that I do. But in some cases they have different opportunities. Seems that I read that in the UK a gambling site gave credits for making bets. (That could be my bad memory and would not happen in the US) How one acquires credits then will depend on home.
Fortunately the game can be played without making many equipment purchases. What would be nice would be one or two tournaments set every week where only starter equipment was allowed. There also have been tournaments set that used specific equipment. One or two of these could also benefit players unable to purchase the "best" equipment.
Overall it is the competition that makes this game good. Personal competition ( can I score better today than I did yesterday) as well as head to head. It is unfortunate that sometimes competition is stifled by wealth or lack thereof.
Perhaps this is why some in the WGT community will make gifts after rounds, sponsor Country Club tournaments, or donate to organisations such as The Gift of Golf Foundation Or Christmas in July.