Nope, you and I are alarmists Pat.
Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain.
Driver wedge every hole at a course that was once considered very long and hard, and if this soft the experts would talk about it playing excessively long.
The reality is this is what it looks like when an elite player uses a driver every hole-they often don't, because they often/usually don't have to.
and make no mistake, Rory is elite.
Golf courses are getting more and more bifurcated every day-adding to the length of time it takes to play golf.
But, though quite educated, this forum mirrors most golfers and we rollbackers are in the minority, so the outcry is shouted down.
This forum has had a dramatic effect on course design, but could do so much more-but many don't want to give up their precious few yards, while the game gets bigger, and less interesting, every year.
Interestingly, if the elite could step away from the equipment endorsement scene for even a minute, they would see they would benefit most from curtailed equipment, which brings greater parity to the game at the expert level, and makes it more difficult for them to separate themselves from players who can simply hit fairway woods and hybrids off tees on courses that no longer fit Tour level players armed with jacked equipment.
Back to my luddite cave now.