Dunlop,
That communist-socialist TEPaul will never admit it, but, that's the correct business model, dictatorships or oligarchies.
I believe that both Ross and AWT endorsed that arrangement.
I believe it can be found in their writings.
I would imagine that CBM agreed.
Shinnecock Hills, Seminole, ANGC, PV and many other Icons of American golf have preserved their architecture while presenting a representative challenge for decades upon decades with that model in place.
Why would you give someone who's a member for all of three weeks that same say that you would give a member of 35 or more years.
Whatever you do, don't listen to TEPaul on this issue.
And, the chairman doesn't have to be so benovolent, since that's a subjective determination. He has to protect the best interests of the golf course.
As to the wrong Chairman ascending to the Chair, that rarely happens because they're groomed for the job over many years, and if and when it did, they'd be removed from office in short order.
How do you think TEPaul got his nickname, B.S. Paul.
He's a Bolshevik Supporter, that's how.
TEPaul,
The current Major Domo at Seminole is a terrific fellow.
He and his predecessors understood their mission and that's one of the reasons that Seminole remains such a great golf course with so few alterations over the last 80 years.