What are the benefits reducing the minimum length of courses?

Why reduce the minimum 9-hole yardage from 1500 to 750 yards?

Scores will be acceptable for handicap purposes at shorter length golf courses and the Handicap Index® can be used to determine a Course Handicap™/Playing Handicap™ for both casual rounds and competitive events at these shorter courses.

Also, as these courses are often played by either beginners or golfers with shorter hitting distances, it provides these players with the opportunity to enjoy the benefits of maintaining a Handicap Index.

Lastly, the change accommodates the growing number of short courses being built and shorter tees that are being added at full-length courses.