When the starter says you can go out early, it doesn't mean you must go out early. He's offering you the option. But bear in mind, when you reserve a tee-time, it means no one else can reserve that time. So when you go out early, that tee time, which COULD have been reserved by someone who actually was going to use it, finally becomes available. At that point, it's not likely anyone will reserve that time because it's usually only within the next 10-20 minutes - and people looking to RESERVE tee times, need time to get dressed, get their golf carts, and drive over, and be there in time to actually MAKE that tee-time, on time.
The system doesn't know why you chose not to show up and start playing at the time you reserved it. The system knows only that you didn't show up and didn't play at the time you reserved it. Everyone who was hoping to book a tee time at that time, also has no reason why it was reserved for someone who wasn't going to actually show up and start playing at that specific time. They only know that THEY can't play at that time, because someone else reserved that time.
So - if it really and truly bothers you to have points, then next time a starter offers you an early tee time, thank them for the offer, and tell them you'll go out on the scheduled time.
Or - don't reserve a time, and show up and hope to get out as a walk-on.
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