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Well, what gets you mad and what you can change are often two different things. The "Blue Tee vs. White Tee" argument has been around since the game was invented, I'm sure.
What it boils down to is this: As long as it's a public course and as long as someone has ponied up the green fees, they have the right to play whatever tees they choose. I agree with you that most people think they're better than they really are, (we've all been guilty of that a some point), and they probably shouldn't be using the championship tees. But niether you nor I have the right to demand that they don't.
It's like the guy who clogs up the middle lane of a three lane highway doing the posted minimum speed while everyone else wants to drive 25 m.p.h. faster. Is he an idiot for doing that? Probably. But he's within his rights and there's nothing you can do about it other than pass him when you can.
Just like slow or incompetent players encountered on a golf course, tailgating him, or screaming at him, or getting an ulcer about it is only hurting you.
Believe me, if I were King, I'd have everyone submit to a competency test before teeing off, (and many of the old private courses used to do just that), but since that's not gonna happen anytime soon, the only thing I can do is grin and bear it.
That's one of the prices we pay for public golf.
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