Doug:
Hosting a tour event obviously does not mean playing access for anyone other than the people participating in the event, plus perhaps a few others.
And a LOT of Cypress is visible from the 17 Mile Drive... so your suggestion has darn near already occurred there.
However, that does answer my question as to one reason they might want to do it: the altruism of opening their course for complete view by anyone who pays for a ticket. I sit chastised. I should have thought of that. My only explanation is that it is so visible already, well... I glossed right over this.
In any event, I still doubt this is enough to make the CPC members do it, but at least that is a fair reason.
Mark - gotcha - oh my yes, changes in the goal of toughening that course for pros would be disastrous indeed.
TH