Chipper,
Wouldn't you get tired of playing in the dew and chasing the grounds crew every day?
There are worse condemnations in life, I'll admit.
Can TR be played in reverse?
I play 90% of my golf this way. Both my country club, and the semi-private I belong to allow me and one other to tee off at dawn (5:00 to 5:30 for summer months) so we're out before greens are mowed often and talk regularly with the supers and grounds crews. Walk 18 holes and still in office by 8:00 AM. When I worked grounds as the son of a superintendent growing up we always had a few guys that did that as we'll. Thankfully there are also enough publics in the Chicago suburbs near my second office that also allow 5:30 tee-off in the summer when I work out of that office.
Would I prefer to play at 8:00 on freshly mown greens, sure, but between work and family, it's just not happening until kids are older (youngest is 2).
In fact, if we move to NC that is my biggest fear. We will join the club that is best for my family, but I highly doubt they'll allow me to tee off before 7:00, even if I could get the super to agree. I'll have to scour the publics to see if at least someone will allow it to get the occasional 9 in.