Michael, I do not agree with you and many others on this site who criticize high standards for green speeds.
Most importantly, I think fast greens are fun to putt on. The ball rolls truer, and good putts are rewarded and bad putts are penalized more often. Fast, true greens better differentiate the good putter from the bad putter and offer excitement and challenge to every level of golfer.
A lot of people will say that I don't understand my history of classic courses, when the greens were running at about 4 on the non-existent stimp. Oakmont, Winged Foot, Merion, etc. were not designed with modern speeds in mind, but aren't those greens a hell of a lot of fun to putt on? Yes, they are challenging, and yes you cannot leave yourself in the wrong position on some of those greens, but that's all part of the fun, interest, and strategy. Isn't this exactly what we're looking for?
Moreover, people on this site criticize Winged Foot, Merion, Oakmont, Augusta, Pine Valley etc. for fast greens when they fail to realize that this may be exactly what the members want. If they like it and are willing to pay for it, then it's their business. Some clubs may want a smooth 8 on their greens and that's fine too if that's what they want, but why criticize a course for having incredible green conditions?
So no, I do not like slow greens as much as fast greens (even very undulating greens like Ballyneal could handle a little speed) and no I don't think people playing fast greens are missing out on "golfing their ball." If anything, people putting on slow greens are missing out on an entire level of skill and fun involved in putting on fast, challenging greens.