Not angry about anything Ben just asking why you would want to be a part of something that embodies everything but sustainability which is the very thing you are against. Obviously as a learning experience for what you're doing, it's a simple question as to what you expected to learn. And anything with Augusta isn't as simple as applying at McDonalds. Theres a process and, sorry, it just seems like an obvious question that you don't want to answer.
How do you maintain a soil structure in clay based soils that get rolled? Aerification, solid tining, gypsum, humic acids, being a course that doesn't allow golf carts etc etc. the list goes on. Merion can afford to remediate any issue that presents itself. So don't worry, Merions fairways are some of the best conditioned in the world. They're not weak, rolling them is not a crutch and they are not going to lose grass because they destroyed their soil structure.
If you're case is that it's not a good example for cheap, affordable and sustainable golf...well that's the other golf courses issue if they try to go out and roll their fairways, not Merions.
This is going to be an extraordinary event at an extraordinary venue...so it shouldn't be a shocker that they might do extraordinary things for it. And in Merions world, they can sustain rolling their fairways because they can afford it.