Alembic5: And as a result, people like me have to play against people who can drive as far or farther than me, teeing off sometimes over 75 yards in front of me.
Those that you are referring to are, for example, and without making any assumptions about anyone, or any group, in particular:
A Tour Pro, or Master, who has been playing for a while, strictly in coin rooms, or the random holes, who can reach high levels with advancing to higher tiers. This would allow them to purchase upgraded clubs, some maybe better than yours, yet still be able to play from forward tees.
I see this often. It used to bother me until I realized, when I lost, it was usually due to a mistake I made as opposed to being out played. I do not sweat it, some people love to play match play, and coin rooms, almost exclusively, and others prefer "normal "ranked rounds with friends.