Lowering the senior age from 55yrs down to 50 years old

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Our club is proposing lowering the senior section age from 55 to 50,can anyone point out to me the advantages for our club to do this, have many other clubs done this and how as it worked out?
 
The advantage, if you see it that way, is that more of your members will qualify to play in the seniors comps. Presumably the section is getting a little thin and this is a way to fill it out again.

I can't help with the second part of your question I'm afraid.
 
Our club is 55 it can be a bit awkward when we have matches against clubs where it is 60 so I imagine it would be even more awkward if the gap is 50 to 60.
 
It’s a sensible thing imo.
from 50 to 55 your sort of in limbo Competition wise.
I wasn’t good enough any more to hack it in the scratch team but to young to play for the seniors.
if it’s a handicap event no problem as a said above.
it’s just a number
 
EngGolf use 50 for Seniors...... 60 years is the Vets. Can't see a problem if 50's play against 55years or 60 years as the H/cap will deal with it & in any case they are friendly Comps, Just get on with it.
 
I play golf with a guy at our club who,s in his 60,s . He jokes “thank god you’re not old enough to play senior’s yet “.
I think he doesn’t want more competition 😂
Our starts at 55
 
It's always been 55 where I've played, but I've also always wondered why that number seems to have been decided upon. Seems 50 or 60 is more logical.
 
EngGolf use 50 for Seniors...... 60 years is the Vets. Can't see a problem if 50's play against 55years or 60 years as the H/cap will deal with it & in any case they are friendly Comps, Just get on with it.
I suspect you are referring to the senior series which is 50, but you cannot represent England Seniors until you are 55 and all scratch events are 55. I understand though that they are discussing lowering that to 50. All Regional and County events to my knowledge are also 55 currently.
 
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