I am the perfect example of why you should be happy at pro. I have been a master since early summer when it was easier to get here. I was cruising along having a good old time shooting 31-33 regularly at both courses from the whites. Thought my stuff didn't stink and was a happy clam.
Then one day I noticed that in a multi match I was all of a sudden hitting from the blues while my opp was still on whites.What the heck....?It took me a few holes to figure out why I was getting outdriven all the time-they were hitting from the white tees and I wasn't!! That's when I learned about the tiers.
Apparently I had turned master in my sleep and now my 31-33's turned into a struggle for par. On both courses, no less. I read up and figured out the tier business. OK, no biggie-new challenge and I can get my hands on different clubs. I did and I'm hanging in the master tier now but man-o-man I don't belong here. I can compete and I have my days but on a consistent basis I get left in the dust by many more than just Tib and Lee and their ilk.
I have the tools and the talent but not the drive. I can shoot 2-3 under just by showing up but that's probably as good as it will get. I will be where I should be when they break out with an elite tier (Legends need to be dead to be legends.)
The point here is to get off the hangup with tier status and enjoy where you're at. I would kill at the Pro level but I'm woefully average at the Master level. Be careful what you wish for......
YJ