Chris,
First of all, Tom Doak coming to my defense left me flattered and speechless. You know you are my bud, hell I asked you to play in my member guest after, not before, I had bled you for access, the truest sign of GCA friendship.
I think it is important to look at the demographic where you operate a course. Atlanta has always amazed me in how they provide the public with great sports teams that can not sell tickets. You have managed to convince those same people to pay you to play at your course. Who am I to question your success in that environment. That being said, good taste does not butter the bread.
I do believe that we as men, perhaps not as modern men, but men nonetheless have a responsibility to speak out against poor taste when practiced by our friends. Let's say for example I love the sound of a set of studio Dr. Dre Beats head phones and decide to wear a pair to the range for practice. If I were to wear them around my neck in either the grill room or pro shop and did not get taken down several notches I would either have no friends or friends not worth having. On the other hand, if I owned a range in the inner city and allowed the use of all the latest models with the purchase of a season pass I would be a genius.
Baskets or Beats, get the rubes inside the tent and you have won the battle. Congrats on your success.