Common sense states that making the courses harder to make the scores realistic, makes it harder for everyone so ,therefore, makes no difference whatsoever.
The unlimited qualifying is obviously for revenue but also it gives people hope.
If you know you're capable of shooting the required cut score but you need one of your best rounds to do it, then having the opportunity to try as many times as you like is a bonus.
My best score is 58, but if it wasn't for 2 bad (very well timed I must add) meter shakes it would have, without doubt, been a 56. Normally though, I shoot around 31 and 64, but I know full well that, given a few warm up attempts and my putting's on, I can make it.
I think they should make all equipment available to everyone, but at a cost. In real life anyone can buy the equipment the best players use if they want to. So why can't you have the R11's if you're prepared to pay for them, just because you're only an amateur?
The higher tier you get to, the cheaper they become, or the easier they become to use and when it comes to the tournaments, everyone plays from the same Championship tees.
That way the playing field is level and the lower tiered players can't moan when the better skilled players shoot silly low scores while they duff it round in 80, because they have just played the exact same course with the exact same equipment.