A WORD ABOUT MATCH PLAY

From my experience . As it was the way I came up . but I played many more stroke rounds at the same time . Every match play round that i played and won vs a higher tier . lowered my average right up through Tour Master . 
  Since that time have played countless CC members of lower tiers . When they win . Every time their average lowers . So I do not know of a scenario in which it would not . 
  There is a formula . of which we are not privy I do not think . That determines by how much as related to the difference in tier and the final score . And is an automated part of the program . So it will not stop until you reach Legend tier .
.Most would prefer to tier up to legend within a couple years . Rather than 10 years .
  WGT's  " secret " algorithm tiering process . Enables one to tier up as fast as he or she desires .
  When WGT started there was no stroke play . No averages . When the stroke play began . So did the ranked round averages . To be fair WGT created the bonus match play for beating a higher tier . Just so the fewer match play players could have a way to improve their averages .
  Most everything is based on the ranked rounds ( which are all stroke play rounds of various types ) .Single player to multiplayer , single play to WGT & CC unlimited play rounds . Something for everyone . In PC play .
  IE: ( for example )
  Once one has climbed that incredibly hard ladder to Legend . One must play 500 ranked rounds before they are saturated . Saturation is simply a very cool way to take the pressure off the already long grind in the tiering up process . In each tier , after a designated # of rounds . The saturation level is reached . All rounds above ones average are discarded , deleted , disappear , do not count . only rounds at or below ones average count . Until the next tier . This benefits the players ( enables them to refine their skills , upgrade , etc ) It also benefits WGT . Players stay longer , play more , and buy more equipment .