I saw this a achallenge for me as Medium difficulty is just right with AI scoring however with the medium conditions and forward tees, I ended up winning too easy so I tried on hard. With the bump in harder conditions AND increased AI scoring I'm not really in contention anymore but I thought after it's been a while since I last played this mode, that I'd give it a go.
When this happened, I was not impressed and so reset the mode and have started over. I like a challenge and do not want things given to me on a platter. That is not why I play games. Ah well, hopefully now I've alerted the devs they can correct the bug or disappoint me more and say it's designed like that!