There are many impacting factors to removing a course that has been published. As soon as someone starts a round on that course there is a save that they need to be able to resume at any time. If they have added it to their online society or career, it needs to be available. It's also important to stat tracking as if that course is removed from the server the scorecard data associated with it will no longer exist. We are discussing alternative options in house to deleting a course completely if the designer chooses, however there are still many decisions to be made and impacts to be considered.