A good start would be if somebody other than TD (he can't) would post what it cost to put this course in this condition, and then we could all do the math what that would mean for our clubs.
Dave M. -
While I understand your questions, I am not sure what point you are trying to make. Be it Wimbledon tennis, the Super Bowl, the World Cup final, etc., don't world class sporting events deserve to be played under the best possible playing conditions?
While Royal Melbourne, as seen in the President's Cup, is a model of how a golf course can and should be presented, I don't think any rational person expects their local/home course to be able to regularly achieve the conditions seen at RM this past weekend. I doubt the members of RM expect that either.
DT