A low-handicap female golfer is going to play from middle or rearward tees; a mid-handicap woman might choose a longer set of tees, too. It's entirely appropriate for beginner golfers and junior golfers of both genders to start out playing the forward tees, and many senior men play the forward tees.
Women most often played from the forward tees — and were expected to play from the shortest tees — and so those forwardmost tees came to be known as the "ladies tees." Should They Be Called the 'Ladies Tees'?
A low-handicap female golfer is going to play from middle or rearward tees; a mid-handicap woman might choose a longer set of tees, too. It's entirely appropriate for beginner golfers and junior golfers of both genders to start out playing the forward tees, and many senior men play the forward tees.
The average male golfer hits the ball farther than the average female golfer, which means that women are more likely to choose a set of tees that is more forward (or shorter in terms of distance from tee to green ).
Low-handicap women and seniors might choose the set of tees whose yardage is 250-500 yards less than the averages of the LPGA and Champions tours, respectively. Mid-handicappers might choose the set of tees whose yardage is around 500-1,000 yards less than the pro tour that represents their gender or age.
Middle- to high- handicap men, female golf professionals and other highly skilled female golfers play from the middle tees. Middle- to high-handicap women, seniors and beginners play from the forward tees.
Most golf courses have at least three sets of tees—the forward tees, middle tees and back (or championship) tees.
For the typical beginner, either the 5,000 or 5,500-yard tees are best. Not only will the holes be shorter, the tees will usually be placed where there's little or no trouble directly between you and the fairway or green.
Men and women are teeing off based on their ability, not gender, at Hartford Golf Club in Cheshire. Traditional yellow tees for men and the shorter red tees for women have been abandoned in an effort to attract more people to the sport.
More commonly, the red tees are located in front of the white tee markers and are often called the "women's tees". The forward tees usually offer the shortest yardage on the course. Green tee markers often have shorter yardage than even the red tee markers, and usually indicate where juniors and beginners hit from.
The term "alternate tees" in golf refers to a golf hole that has two separate sets of tee boxes. For our example, we'll call them Tee Box A and Tee Box B. Both tee boxes have the full set of tee markers: Tee Box A has forward, middle, back tees; Tee Box B has forward, middle, back tees. And they are on the same hole.
For lower handicap players, I would recommend a wooden tee. These are used by the pros and elite amateurs as they're simple, consistent, and reliable. Sure, they break more easily than plastic tees but low handicappers won't break too many. Plastic tees are good for some golfers though.
White tees used to indicate the middle tees Red tees were the forward tees, white tees were the middle tees, and blue tees were the back tees—also known as, respectively, the ladies tees, men's tees (or regular tees), and the championship tees.
50 and aboveIn men's professional golf senior tournaments are for players aged 50 and above. In other branches of the sport the lower age limit varies, but is usually 45, 50 or 55.
Brent Kelley is an award-winning sports journalist and golf expert with over 30 years in print and online journalism. "Ladies tees" is a term many golfers still apply to the forward set of tees on each hole of a golf course. Playing from those tees means playing the course at its shortest length.
Each hole shall be measured horizontally (air line) by an electronic measurement device, or with steel tape or surveying instruments, from the permanent yardage marker for every teeing area on the golf course to the center of the green. The measurement is along the designed line of play.
Brent Kelley is an award-winning sports journalist and golf expert with over 30 years in print and online journalism. "Ladies tees" is a term many golfers still apply to the forward set of tees on each hole of a golf course.
If we go back in time, we'll eventually reach periods in golf history when most golf courses had only three sets of tees: forward, middle and back. Women most often played from the forward tees — and were expected to play from the shortest tees — and so those forwardmost tees came to be known as the "ladies tees.".
Playing from those tees means playing the course at its shortest length. Golf courses use multiple tee boxes on each hole, usually designated by differently colored tee markers. Depending on how good a golfer is, how far he or she hits the ball, the golfer selects the most appropriate set of tees for his or her abilities.
So the more appropriate way to refer to the forward tees is ... forward tees. And calling them "ladies tees" discourages male golfers who should consider playing from the forward tees (such as beginners, juniors, short-hitting high-handicappers, older golfers, or anyone else who would have more fun and a better score playing from ...
The average male golfer hits the ball farther than the average female golfer, which means that women are more likely to choose a set of tees that is more forward (or shorter in terms of distance from tee to green ).
It's entirely appropriate for beginner golfers and junior golfers of both genders to start out playing the forward tees, and many senior men play the forward tees.
But, alas, the term "ladies tees" is still very common.
The Basics. Golf courses tend to have 3 - 5 sets of tee options on the course. Tee options generally follow a color system, gender suggestions or a play on words that relates back to the theme of the golf course. To better explain this concept, please see some examples provided below . Color.
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.
The PGA of America offers a number of guidelines to help golfers of all skill levels determine the best set of tees to to play.
They can be used between any and all sets of tees. It is a way for a golf course to update the course for their players without the added expense of constructing new tee boxes.
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. This method can get a little misleading, as driving distance does not necessarily equate to playing ability, but this may be something else for you to consider for your next round.
For many years, golfers have been boxed in by the myths about ‘Men’s’ tees and ‘Women’s’ tees. There is no gender to the teeing area, there is, however, a gender to Course/Slope Ratings. This has been more daunting than expected.
Many Men falsely believe that the Red tees are only for Women and then they won’t move forward; there is also no age differential to Course/Slope Ratings. You are considered a Man whether you are age 6 or 96.
The ladies course lay out at our proves this. There are 7 Bunkers on the course that are only in play from the ladies tees, some of these are maybe 100 yards in front of the tee, these are not in play for the men even from the white on a normal day ( only a 3 club wind)
The difference between red and blues on ours is excessive on some holes. Over 90 yards on some with the largest different being 114 yards between men's comp tees and women's.
Yes, I know, most of you guys will have been outdriven by a competent female player on occasion and it stings. Get over it. That does not mean that a) she will be still longer than you after the second shot and b) that the average female player ever comes close to hitting it that far. If the setup of courses would favour female players so much, their handicaps should be lower than men's on average. While the truth is: they aren't. Far from it. Nowhere, actually (well, I don't have numbers for South Korea).
The ladies only play the one course length. So they always play the same course, casual or competition. So in a mixed comp, the ladies look to have an advantage, as the men go from their normal tees, to the longest ones.
They should do away with ladies and men's tees and have tees based on ability IMHO. Each one rated appropriately SSS etc. In a comp you play the appropriate tee and for a fun social round, you play which ever one you want. The gender split is one that should be consigned to the history books.
Golf tee colors are used to indicate the distance the tee is from the hole. While there are tee colors common among most courses each course is different and may use additional colors. The tee colors are part of the handicapping culture in golf that levels the playing field among golfers.
The most common tee colors used on golf courses are red, white, and blue. Red tees also referred to as ladies’ tees, are closest to the hole. They are primarily used by female golfers or players who cannot drive the ball more than 150 yards. White tees are used by most average golfers and are meant for those who can drive the ball 200 to 250 yards. Blue tees are usually the farthest from the hole and are reserved for experienced golfers or those who have an exceptional driving range.
The purpose of handicapping is to allow players of different skill levels to play against one another and against themselves. Instead of a player simply beating another he is also trying to lower his handicap. The use of different tee areas is an extension of this philosophy and has made golf more accessible and, ultimately, more enjoyable.
Red Tees: Women’s tees, farthest forward with the shortest distance to the hole, and least challenging.
Blue Tees: Quite possibly tees used for club tournaments but regardless, this is a great challenging option if you’re interested in adding some extra yardage to your game. Not necessary but worth some fun.
Black Tees: Men’s touring professional level tee distance, furthest from the hole, and the most challenging option. Sometimes referred to as the “tips”.
White Tees: Men’s tees, middle to high handicap, typically the middle option of all the tee boxes, and used by most men.