[JerryChesterson]

That would be a flaw if it were true. The formulas are based on quadratic equations that have a shallow curve. See diagram for example.

www.pdga.com/competition/ratings/ExpectedScoresAndCompression%20graph.pdf

To quote the caveman on those Geico commercials, "Ahhhhh What?"

I guess I'll leave all the number crunching to chuck. He's obvisouly got a leg up in that area.