Tees on away courses

[matt611]

Following on (sort of) from the etiquette on away courses post i was wondering why some golf courses insist on having societies play from such forward tee positions. I appreciate the tee boxes need time to repair but some tee markers are so short of the yellow permanent markers it ruins the experience of the hole and seems to show no regard to the enjoyment of the society who are no doubt paying through the nose for the chance to play.

I appreciate that some of you will say don't play society golf then but that is not always an option.

 

[guest100718]

Cant say it something I have ever noticed. We always have to play of the yellows but they don't seem to be any futher foward than id expect

 

[Imurg]

For everyone to enjoy the course you need to play from the appropriate tee.
Many Societies have a vast range of handicaps.
Although the better player may find it easier, the higher handicapper, who maybe can't make some of the carries, is going to struggle.
If all in the group are lowish handicappers then a longer course may be suitable
Society golf is supposed to be fun and Social - leave the long carrys for Competitions

 

[louise_a]

Although different tees are something we don't have to contend with, I played in a mixed open at Sand Moor near Leeds a couple of days ago, one of the men in our team, a Yorkshire county player, was surprised that the competition tees for the day were the Yellows.

 

[Foxholer]

Choice is much better imo - as long as it's reasonable and agreed.

 

[PhilTheFragger]

My Society always play off the Yellows, never been asked to play forward of that and would kick up a stink if we were

Must have played 40 different courses in the last 4 years

 

[North Mimms]

My Society always play off the Yellows, never been asked to play forward of that and would kick up a stink if we were

Must have played 40 different courses in the last 4 years

At my club the yellows are the forward tees , used for social senior golf.
The whites are regular tees.
Blues are back in the next county

 

[CMAC]

If I'm paying a lot for a course I want the white/medal tees or nothing. I pay to play the course, not a cut down version.

Caveat would be if I'm playing with high handicaps or the rest of the group want to play off yellows i.e The PGA at Gleneagles is long of the yellows, tough off the whites and punishing off the blues so I go with the majority as that is fair.

 

[CheltenhamHacker]

Random question

Say you take a massive divot on a tee box, but there isn't a seed box to mend it with. Would you

a) leave it
b) bring the divot back and put it next to it
c) put the divot back in and press down?

 

[upsidedown]

Although different tees are something we don't have to contend with, I played in a mixed open at Sand Moor near Leeds a couple of days ago, one of the men in our team, a Yorkshire county player, was surprised that the competition tees for the day were the Yellows.

We played in a mixed Seniors Open on Tuesday and it was yellow tees stated on the board in the clubhouse, when we got on the course they were all placed next to the white ones!!!

 

[Crazyface]

We played in a mixed Seniors Open on Tuesday and it was yellow tees stated on the board in the clubhouse, when we got on the course they were all placed next to the white ones!!!

To make sure you old dodders didn't get confused.

 

[woody69]

Random question

Say you take a massive divot on a tee box, but there isn't a seed box to mend it with. Would you

a) leave it
b) bring the divot back and put it next to it
c) put the divot back in and press down?

I would leave it. Putting a loose divot down could cause someone to injure themselves if they don't realise it's loose and the earth grass slips as they take their stroke.

 

[pbrown7582]

Random question

Say you take a massive divot on a tee box, but there isn't a seed box to mend it with. Would you

a) leave it
b) bring the divot back and put it next to it
c) put the divot back in and press down?

leave it here too.

 

[Foxholer]

Random question

Say you take a massive divot on a tee box, but there isn't a seed box to mend it with. Would you

a) leave it
b) bring the divot back and put it next to it
c) put the divot back in and press down?

I leave it/throw it away - as is the tradition, supposedly to prevent injuries/surprises for subsequent golfers who have a choice where to tee their ball.

I've never heard of anyone getting injured from standing on a 'loose' divot elsewhere on the course though!

 

[Lord Tyrion]

I was always told to replace divots wherever they are. Have I been doing the wrong thing then?

 

[cookelad]

I leave it/throw it away - as is the tradition, supposedly to prevent injuries/surprises for subsequent golfers who have a choice where to tee their ball.

I've never heard of anyone getting injured from standing on a 'loose' divot elsewhere on the course though!

I always leave it because I was told to when I first started playing "because someone might slip on it" I never questioned it at the time but you're right why might golfers slip on the tee while golfers on the fairways are immune!

 

[CheltenhamHacker]

I was always told to replace divots wherever they are. Have I been doing the wrong thing then?

This is why I asked

 

[HomerJSimpson]

As members we can tee off the whites at any time but societies are suppose to play off the yellows. However if a member is involved (as I was when I hosted a GM meet) the club will usually let them play off the whites should they wish to do so

 

[North Mimms]

As members we can tee off the whites at any time but societies are suppose to play off the yellows. However if a member is involved (as I was when I hosted a GM meet) the club will usually let them play off the whites should they wish to do so

Are you trying to get the perfect front page Homer, with your name as "last post" on every thread?
Or is your TV just broken?:ears:

 

[mashleyR7]

Our society always asks the clubs when booking can we play of the longest tee's. We're all under 20 hcp so want to test oursevles as much as possible. Plus playing the longest option for the course feels like better value for £. I played in a society yesterday who i've never played with before, at Ifeild Park Crawley and we played off the yellow which on some tee's were as far forward as the red markers (the red we even further forward) the winner shot a gross -2 68. It was so easy set up like that. Shame I was hungover as I played like a fool.