It's not a matter of being "better", it's the fact that 90% of the NOOBS that join up with a pro or master tier player quits withen the first 3 holes. That is why I will boot a hack or am tier player from my game. Now I do play with them, don't get me wrong. I just play with the ones that are on my friends list that way I can remove them from the list if the default on a game.
As far as the filter goes, Jake said it correctly "The filter works but when no one is available from your desired tier it reverts and takes people from lower tiers."
I will play with you if you are not out to sandbag scores, seriously, does it really help your game? Feel free to add me if you want to play with a great group of masters and pros. Reminder, the conditions on the course change when playing with us.
That takes me to my other point. I have been booted uncountable times when searching for a match or game. Reason being, conditions on the course. You as a hack or amatuer need to play with the conditions made available to you in your tier. You will find it easier to learn the game so that way when you do become "better", you can adjust without faulting your game.
Yokosaki