Actually, the point made by both you and YankeeJim are invalid and I'll tell you why.
When Bethpage was released in late May, I shot a 64 from the championship tees with Tour Starter clubs on my first day. I had no idea about the intracasies of the course or the greens, and we didn't have these big bomber drivers that we have now either, nor did we have better putters or wedges with real backspin or special balls.
Why is this relevant? Well, the real course record for Bethpage Black is 64, and that was with it playing as a par 71, as opposed to the par 70 that we play it as. So I actually beat the course record by 1 shot on the very first day of playing it.
The pin positions that we currently have are some of the hardest offered (see #15 and #17). If I can break the real course record on the first day, then we're not even close to achieving 'real scores' here.
64 with Tour Starter clubs. Do you think Tiger was able to hit his drives a little further than 245 yds in 2002? Do you think he had some real backspin on his wedge approaches? Of course. He was the only player to break par that week in 4 rounds.
You can go ahead and change the pins all you like on these courses, the point I'm making is that if I can shoot the 'course record' on the very first day with drastically inferior equipment , not knowing the course at all, then measuring this game vs. TWO and calling that one "Cartoonish" and "too easy" is like comparing the nutritional value of McDonalds food to that of Wendys. Sure, they are both 'food' and one may offer a slightly better menu, but when compared to the real deal...well, there's no comparison. They both fall far short.
P.S. to Snaike: Even on Tigers home course in Florida, he doesn't shoot 58's. I'm sure he's played numerous courses just as many times as I have played Kiawah here.