Is advanced technology good for golf and why?

What is "good" for golf?
Sure, technology has allowed average players to drive further and
maybe more accurately, putt straighter.  That's good for their scores,
and one could argue that on crowded courses that allows more golfers
on the course, since they get around faster (good for the guy running
the 19th hole, too).
Put that is saying that it reduces the skill required to play well,
some might say, "cheapens" the game for players that really have
skill.
But I'm a tennis player, and do not use a small, old wooden "max-ply" racket...