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What about mixed ability groups - just pick from one of the middle 2 courses, or play off a variety of tees in each group?
If paying Green fees should you be able to choose which tee boxes you play off?
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What about mixed ability groups - just pick from one of the middle 2 courses, or play off a variety of tees in each group?
Robobum
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That's a sensible way for any non comp round.
Have a rough idea of the tee you want to play from. Then when you arrive at a hole and there is a 240 carry over a pond that no one fancies, walk forward a tee or two.
MadAdey
Money List Winner
Play from a variety of tees. Good thing about the US system is that you can do this and you get a handicap adjustment depending on the tee you play from. I play in a scratch (no handicaps) 3-ball role up on Sunday morning and we play from 3 different tees. Most of us use the white tees. But some of the older players use the yellow tees and the young gun Garrett who's looking at going on tour next year plays the tour tees.
No reason with technology as it is why you could not play the course with total flexibility
Pick and choose the most appropriate all the way round
Red, white, blue, black
If you have paid a green fee, the course should look at how to ensure you ENJOY your game
I remember St Mellion, it has a famous par 3 and i was really looking forward to playing it, NOPE, forward tee completely ruined the shot the pros were hitting 3 and 4 irons, i had shot of less than 150 yards!
Some of the other holes, i would preferred not to play off the back tee as it was 36 holes in one day and i felt god awful after my glorious 74 in the morning.
Pick and choose the most appropriate all the way round
Red, white, blue, black
If you have paid a green fee, the course should look at how to ensure you ENJOY your game
I remember St Mellion, it has a famous par 3 and i was really looking forward to playing it, NOPE, forward tee completely ruined the shot the pros were hitting 3 and 4 irons, i had shot of less than 150 yards!
Some of the other holes, i would preferred not to play off the back tee as it was 36 holes in one day and i felt god awful after my glorious 74 in the morning.
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Our white Tee markers are on the Tee for the whole season, but only for use in Comps and not by members or visitors at any other time, nothing to do with the greenkeeper going to any trouble, white Tee markers are only moved on competition days.
Robobum
Money List Winner
Doesn't everyone just play the 1st from the tee they're told to use and then go off the backs as soon as they're out of site?
No? Oops just me then
*Awaits lecture
No? Oops just me then
*Awaits lecture
ger147
Tour Winner
Doesn't everyone just play the 1st from the tee they're told to use and then go off the backs as soon as they're out of site?
No? Oops just me then
*Awaits lecture
I've tried that a few times, normally get pulled up by a member before you get to the turn.
Made it as far as the 8th the last time we did that...
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Deleted member 1147
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Doesn't everyone just play the 1st from the tee they're told to use and then go off the backs as soon as they're out of site?
No? Oops just me then
*Awaits lecture
Yep, and if I get caught by another member I just tell him the pro gave me permission as I'm having a practice round for a big event!
SwingsitlikeHogan
Major Champion
You've maybe forgotten that the club that you are visiting has members, and that club members play in competitions that will be played off the White tees. And since comp play can be during the week, the white/comp tees have to be set out. Further the club may be one of those who only permits competition play from white tees and member casual play and visitor play is off yellows. No-one - member or otherwise - has any right to overrule what the club says about casual play.
[EDIT] Oops - point already made
Smiffy
Grand Slam Winner
palindromicbob
Tour Winner
Is that because it's now in range.
SwingsitlikeHogan
Major Champion
And whether it was or not would depend upon the wind direction and speed
ArnoldArmChewer
Tour Winner
Yep, I agree with this.
Maybe we buck the trend. We as members can play off the whites at any time and not just comps and a lot of us do so for every round. As a result we will allow green fees to play off the whites as well if they ask, although to be fair it isn't something we actively publicise, but we (as a club) won't make an absolute distinction about playing off tee of the day (yellow)
richart
Major Champion
We always play off the whites, as do guests. Societies play off the yellows, as you get some right chompers in them. 
Completely with Smiffy on this one.
One Open Championship course charging £190 a round (back then) used to make a big thing about a certain tee in its marketing and photography, but when you got to that hole, you weren't allowed anywhere near that tee.
Don't want to play 7,200-yarders of course, but equally do want to play something vaguely resembling the course a particular club makes a big song and dance about in its self-promotion
One Open Championship course charging £190 a round (back then) used to make a big thing about a certain tee in its marketing and photography, but when you got to that hole, you weren't allowed anywhere near that tee.
Don't want to play 7,200-yarders of course, but equally do want to play something vaguely resembling the course a particular club makes a big song and dance about in its self-promotion
freddielong
Tour Winner
That's how I see it if you are paying the full advertised green fee you should have the option of playing the full course, especially when it comes to some of the top links courses were a hole can play completly different depending on the tees you use.
If you are playing on a reduced rate then the club could incorporate the other tees into the offer.
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So what if the members who pay full membership fee can only play on tee of the day - would you expect different treatment to them. No visitor should ever expect to get more than what the member gets
It's up the club and no one else - if people don't want to pay the green fee to play of tee of the day then they always have the choice not to pay it.
But seeing how the top courses are always popular regardless of which tee people use seems that clubs seem to be getting it right.
MadAdey
Money List Winner
That is the thing with some of these courses, they advertise one thing and you get something else. I don't go to a high end expensive tour course because I have nothing better to do with my money, I go there because I want to play some of those famous holes we have watched on TV.
Imagine going to Sawgrass and being made to play the 17th from the 80 yard drop zone area rather than the full 160 over the pond. Or the 17th at the Old Course and being moved to the left so you don't have to drive off over the sheds.
We pay out a lot money to visit courses at there best, not to play it from an easier set of tees that removes all the real features from the course and you don't get the full experience.
Quite! Par-3 16th on Gleneagles King's a classic example. Played from a great elevated tee when the Scottish Open was there, but you can't go up there as a visitor and the hole just simply isn't the same. Website flyover shows the hole being played from that back tee though...
