Not looking for purity, only faster play and bringing some credibility to the often noted objective that golf is a game of skill, which to me it means that of the player, not of his bag-toting multi-purpose consultant. Given that most courses have relevant distances depicted on irrigation heads and range finders/GPS devices are allowed in most state and some USGA events, that cat is out of the bag. Letting players use these ubiquitous devices to more quickly ascertain public information may not be consistent with pre-Nicklaus golf, but I don't see much of an argument here. Of course, we will never reduce the role of the caddie back to its roots. I do believe that caddies as they have evolved to this point can make a large difference at all levels of play. Faldo seems to agree as he was lobbying on air for Fannie to be inducted into golf's Hall of Fame.