"Funny that 'Tee Forward' program suggests a professional play courses 7,700 to 7,900 long. Only one such course on PGA Tour - Cog Hill"

So here's something I can't reconcile with the announcement of the USGA-PGA of America "Play it Forward" campaign to play the proper tees to help make the game more fun and faster. 

There is no question too many golfers play the wrong tees. Men letting machismo get in the way are the most obvious candidates to play it forward, as are a surprising number of lower handicap female golfers.

Quite often, folks play too far back because they want to feel connected to golf at the elite level. After all, they buy the same clubs the pros use and on occasion, hit a drive they think is as long as the big boys and in general, buy into marketing that connects the everyday game with the professional. Shoot, we've all be guilty of it and there's nothing wrong with wanting to walk in the footsteps of elite players. Some of us even believe that keeping that connection is a good reason to restrict equipment for professionals.

So now we have the USGA telling us that 7,600 to 7,900 yards is the proper yardage for those big boys. Doug Ferguson noted what makes this so humorous:

While the governing bodies are against bifurcation of the game via a tournament ball or a special rules for professional equipment (well, except grooves), the Play It Forward campaign acknowledges a massive divide between the PGA Tour professional and the amateur. So massive, that only one course on the PGA Tour qualifies as the appropriate yardage in the eyes of the PGA of America and USGA!