What tee box should I hit from?

A general rule of thumb to determine which tee box is right for you is if you hit your driver under 200 yards, play from the closest tee. If you hit from 200-225 the next farthest tee, and so on. When you are hitting 275+ accurately you should be playing the farthest tees back.

What tees should we play from?

The championship tees (back tees) are for low-handicap men. The middle tees are for middle to high handicap men, low-handicap or long-hitting women, and low-handicap or long-hitting senior men. The forward tees are for middle or high handicap women and seniors, and beginners of all stripes.

What color tee box should I play from?

White (Competition) Yellow - typically used by men of all ages playing recreational golf. Red - often the tees nearest the green (sometimes referred to as the Ladies Tees, although that term is being discouraged)

Should I play from the blue or white tees?

White Tees: Men's tees, middle to high handicap, typically the middle option of all the tee boxes, and used by most men. Blue Tees: Men's tees, mostly used for championship or tournament play, and for low handicap male golfers.

Who should hit from red tees?

For men, there are usually many more tee box options in play, but beginners should play from the reds or golds (which are also meant for seniors), high handicappers (i.e., those who regularly shoot at least 100) play from the whites, mid-handicappers from the blues and low-handicappers from the blacks.

Which Tee Box Should I Play From?

Who should play from the back tees?

Three Tee Boxes

Championship/ Back tees are for lower handicapped golfers; most often men. Member/ Middle tees are for middle to higher handicapped male golfers, low-handicap or long hitting ladies, and low-handicap or long-hitting senior men.

When should I move to the blue tees?

A good rule of thumb to use is if you cannot reach the green on a par three in one shot because of distance, it is a good sign that you should move up a tee. Also, the lower your handicap is, the further back you should be playing.

Who should play from the gold tees?

According to the experts, only players who drive the ball on average 275 yards should play the championship tees at the Port or Starboard courses, which both measure around 6,700 yards. If you average 250 yards, move up one tee box at either course. Anything less and you should be at the gold markers.

When should you move up to the gold tees?

For the PGA Tour, a Senior is over fifty years old. In golf, there is no set age for when a person must move up to the senior tees. Most of the time, this switch happens around the age of seventy. In years past, golfers would try and delay this move to the senior tees for as long as possible.

What do the different color tee boxes mean?

GOLD or YELLOW tees can have two different meanings. If near the front (closer to the green) they are for seniors who can't drive the ball quite so far. If these tees are back (away from the green) then they are the Championship tees. SILVER are typically reserved for senior women.

How far should you hit a 9 iron?

For men, the average 9 iron distance is between 130-140 yards. A more experienced golfer who makes better contact and is longer, will usually hit it 135 yards and further. A tour pro will hit it closer to 150-160 yards on average. For women, the average will be around 90-100 yards.

What tees should I play from UK?

The club is encouraging players that shoot more than 100 a round to go off the red tees. Those who shoot below 100 are to go off the yellows, below 90 off the whites, and less than 80 off the blues.

What are purple tees in golf?

The club has replaced the gender tees with coloured tees - the shortest (closest to the hole) is purple, further back is blue, then red, then yellow, and finally the white tee which is for competition only.

Is a 250 yard drive good?

The average driving distance for a golfer with a 5 handicap or less is 250 yards. You might think that's kind of low for a good golfer but it's pretty realistic for someone who isn't a professional. If you hit the ball the average distance you're really not that far away from the average distance of a scratch golfer.

At what age are you considered a senior golfer?

A senior golfer in the world of professional golf is any player over the age of fifty. Once players hit that fifty-year age mark, they are eligible to play golf on the Senior PGA Tour. Some players look at this as an advantage, and others dread the fact that they are now considered a senior.

At what age do you hit from senior tees?

Many golf clubs today still apply an age rule for the use of the forward tees, especially on competition days. 70 years of age was the benchmark for most. Some senior golf societies have an age entry level of 55 years and most members play from the forward tee box.

At what age do you stop playing golf?

Golf is one of the few sports that you can play regardless of age. Some golfers don't learn how to play the game until they are 50 or 60 years old while others have been playing for decades. This is just one of the reasons that golf is, in my opinion, the best sport ever.

Who plays from blue tees?

Traditionally in golf, "blue tees" are a way of referring to the rear-most tee boxes on a golf course. If a golfer wanted to play the golf course at its longest length, he played from the blue tees. And some golf courses still use the color blue to denote the back tees or championship tees.

Which tees should I play beginner?

As for beginners, you should probably stick to the forward tees to start out with unless you know that you can hit the ball a good distance.

When should you start playing the tips?

Who should play from the tips? Generally, playing the tips should be reserved for people with a low-handicap. It doesn't serve a high handicapper or beginner right to play from the tips because it will cause unneeded difficulty in getting the ball to the green. Even if a course is shorter, say one that is 6,000 yards.

What are silver tees in golf?

Silver tees allow the golfer to adjust the length and difficulty of the course so that it is compatible with their abilities, which makes the game more enjoyable, whether they are a beginner or avid golfer. These tees are designed to help players hit the greens in regulation.

How far behind the tee markers can you tee your ball?

Your ball must be between the two markers, but you can stand outside. You may tee your ball up to two club-lengths behind the markers, but not an inch in front.

Can I play off the red tees?

Modern golf courses can use any color they want for any set of tees; the red tees (if there even are red tees at a given course) could be front, middle or back, so it's best to check each golf club's membership rules to see which each represent at that particular club.