That means if you click and purchase, I may receive a small commission. Learn More. It used to be that many courses had two, maybe three different tee boxes — back, middle, and forward tees. Over the last decade, there has been a push for golf courses to add additional tee boxes and more playing options for all golfers. For the purpose of more golf enjoyment overall. As courses add these additional tees, it can be confusing to know which tees to actually hit from. It now seems to be a growing trend among golf courses — to add new tee forward tee boxes.
Though some are adding an option to play a hole longer, the majority of courses are adding a whole set of forward tees and thus, shortening the course for more playability.
My home golf course, a traditional New England Donald Ross-designed course is rather challenging with many protected and elevated greens. Throw in the fact that the course used to play especially long from the forward tees at just over yards. I was excited when my club added a new set of forward tees, which shortened the course by over yards. This new tee box plays at yards. The first few times I played from these new tees, I realized that I could actually reach the green on many holes in two, which made playing the game much more fun.
And it is not just a benefit for women. Today I often see new golfers, women, seniors, kids and families using these tees. Midway through her article, she mentions a few golf courses and individuals who have done much work on spreading the word and continue to spearhead this initiative.
Golf Course Designer and Landscape Architect, Jan Bel Jan , has been a fierce proponent over the years of designing golf courses with appropriate tee box setups and accessibility that account for all golfers. Golf course owners and operators are realizing that they can increase their overall participation and business by offering more teeing and golfing options for all types of recreational and amateur golfers.
Based on the amount of distance that a golfer hits their drive or other shots, it is best to play from a tee box that will allow you to play the course as it was meant to be played. Think of how much more fun it would be to play a hole that you can make the green in 2 shots versus a long course where you always have to hit 3 or 4 shots just to reach the green. Each golfer has to look at their own golf game to determine the best set of tees to play from.
And it pretty much comes down to your distance. Some like to use driving distance, but I recently saw a calculation based on using the 5 iron as well. I hit my 5 iron about yards. I should be playing from a tee box that is about yards.
Interestingly, the new forward tee box that was added at my home course brought the overall course distance from to Hmmm, maybe they did their research when designing these new tees!
A general rule of thumb to determine which tee box is right for you is if you hit your driver under yards, play from the closest tee. If you hit from the next farthest tee, and so on.
While this advice will definitely help on par 4 and 5s, the real improvement will come on par 3s. Not only will you feel weird having to pull out a driver on a par 3, the accuracy and trajectory of the driver is not meant to stop a ball on a small green.
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Stay Connected Submit. Start Slideshow. An interesting method of determining what set of tee's you should play is by factoring the average distance you hit your 5-iron as a metric to gauge where you should play from. Take your average 5-iron distance, multiply by 36, and choose the tees that most closely match that yardage. Interested in 18Birdies? Check out what our free and premium subscriptions offer on our website at www.
Still need help? Send 18Birdies a message Send 18Birdies a message. USGA: We do not recommend any particular set of tees. To better explain this concept, please see some examples provided below. Tee It Forward For most golfers, the sport is largely recreational, and while we all want to challenge ourselves, it is also important to set yourself up for the most enjoyable round of golf possible. Combo Tees Combo tees serve multiple purposes.
They can be used between any and all sets of tees. Forward tees are for middle or high handicap ladies and seniors, and beginner golfers of all types! Back To Top Driving Distance x 28 A great method, developed by Chris Mile at Miles of Golf , is to take your average Driver distance, multiplied by 28, to determine a potential tee-distance range that could work with your playing style. For example, your average drive is yards.
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