Jeff,I agree; the new format is off-putting at least so far. Perhaps I'll get used to it.
I spend a lot of time over there, and have for years. I must say that the tone of discussion there descends to the crabbiness and scolding that seems to be so common here now. There are a couple of posts already on this thread that make that point nicely, I think.
Edit: Jeff, you may have seen this by now, but there is a large "disclaimer" banner at the top of the page on golf.wrx to the effect that the site will gradually be changed and become more user friendly. Apparently, the old software was dying fast because of the community size, and they had to roll out the new stuff before it was 100% ready.