What does tee it forward mean?

TEE IT FORWARD is a joint initiative between the USGA and The PGA of America that encourages players to play from a set of tees best suited to their driving distance. A recent survey of TEE IT FORWARD participants found that: 56 percent played faster. 56 percent are likely to play golf more often.

Which golf tees should I play 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 I play based on my handicap?

As we have already mentioned, this will differ from person to person, but the general rule is: The back tees: low-handicap men. The middle tees: middle- to high-handicap men, low-handicap women, or low-handicap senior men.

What tees do PGA players hit from?

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….By Driving Distance.

Who should use forward tees?

Three Tee Boxes = Easy Choice 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 age is a senior golfer?

50
In 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.

What are forward tees in golf?

Forward Tees add two levels of tees to each hole well in front of the existing tees. Teeing grounds are marked by placing a tee plate on level locations in the fairway. In addition, a smaller locator tee is placed near the cart path to indicate where to find the Forward Tee marker in the fairway.

Should I play from white or blue tees?

Don’t let the traditional meaning of “white tees” as the regular men’s tees fool you. Any golfer, regardless of gender or age, whose playing ability best matches the length of the golf course from the white tees should play those tees, whether they are in their traditional middle location or not.

What age is considered senior in golf?

What does forward tees mean in golf?

The Forward or Front Tee, which sees the golfer playing the course at its shortest, should be available for anyone to play off, be they juniors, ladies or scratch golfers. When correctly rated, these tees will have a lower Standard Rating than the other tees on the course, as this version of the course is the easiest.

At what age do you hit from senior 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.

Can a golfer play from the tips of the Tees?

So maybe, just maybe, it’s these “average golfers” who can hit 214 yards drives, and think they can play from the tips, who should really move up a tee or two. Of course we all know some friends who are playing from the wrong tees and should move up.

Where does Sean Foley of Golf Digest teach?

SEAN FOLEY, a Golf Digest Teaching Professional, is based at the Core Golf Junior Academy near Orlando. An error has occurred. Please try again later.

When do Golfers play from Shorter tees 2019?

The U.S. Golf Association and PGA of America announced today a formal plan to encourage golfers to play from shorter tees. The national initiative, called Tee it Forward, will be put in play at golf facilities across the country from July 5-17.

What’s the average distance a golfer hits his driver?

While there is no definitive resource for assessing how far the average golfer hits his driver, research published by Golf Digest in 2003 suggested that average golfer driving distance was around 205 yards, including all ranges of handicaps.