They're too busy worrying about the new executive suites being refurbished in Far Hills, NJ to be bothered with what the public thinks. Maybe that'll change when the dues revenues dry up, but not until then.
But based on the overwhelmingly negative commentary that I'm reading on golf websites, not to mention what I'm hearing firsthand from many of my fellow members at my club, that might be sooner rather than later. I stopped my membership 5 years ago, when it became obvious that they're more concerned about how the top 1% of the most skilled golfers on the planet are making the game look rather than considering the other 99% who actually keep the industry afloat.
They could resolve that problem by instituting a new regulated equipment standard for touring professionals and keeping amateur equipment standards for non-USGA sanctioned events as-is, but then that would mean they'd have to concede that they didn't have the foresight to plan ahead for how the game would evolve over the past decade for the most elite players.
Don't even get me started on the asinine idea that guys who can't play but one round per week and play as a single during the non-peak times can no longer (per the rules) technically maintain a handicap, since they're no longer permitted to post scores without those rounds having been played with another player.
Talk about out of touch...