I really think what EA gives the most of the attention to is the online game play. If they were to bring back course architect feature (which they have been talking about for the last few years), they would have to develope an online forum where different people could upload their designs for other to download and play. Something like a little big planet kind of deal on the PS3.
www.littlebigplanet.com
As far as bringing back amateur status, q school, sponsorships etc. they are going to have to do two things.
One would be cut out the added game feature that doesn't involve the tour. i'm at work so i can't get to the website to see for sure, but you have to complete various tasks against a course or player to open courses/merchandise to buy.
The other would be to cut the number of courses that comes with the game. At this point, you only get 6 or 8 with and option to go online a buy additional courses for 8 bucks each.
my vote would be to cut the added game feature that doesn't deal with a tour schedule.
lastly, i don't think "tiger woods online" is TW '11 that this thread was started about.
Mike.