tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11787517.post114356442141550692..comments2024-03-09T02:15:19.943-08:00Comments on The Golfchick: Are you man enough to play from the forward tees?Golfchickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15210647031286298869noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11787517.post-1144028046613129972006-04-02T18:34:00.000-07:002006-04-02T18:34:00.000-07:00Hi - I think the forward tees should be for beginn...Hi - I think the forward tees should be for beginners and women. I play generally from the middle, but the shorter courses from the back. I just started my own blog & nobody's read it yet - hole-in-1-82.blogspot.com. Thanks and good golfing!Rob Mizehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05612886797982729529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11787517.post-1143995285158709232006-04-02T09:28:00.000-07:002006-04-02T09:28:00.000-07:00Hi Carol,I just checked out your blog and it looks...Hi Carol,<BR/>I just checked out your blog and it looks like fun. Enjoy your season!<BR/>As for other women's golf blogs, check out Jennifer Mario and Stacy Solomon on Travelgolf. Heather McMichael runs the leaderboard there, too. There's also a link under "other golf sites" called The Forward Tees you might want to check out.<BR/>Thanks for reading!<BR/>-KristenGolfchickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15210647031286298869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11787517.post-1143850185328360822006-03-31T16:09:00.000-08:002006-03-31T16:09:00.000-08:00Very good post!I play out of a golf course that is...Very good post!<BR/>I play out of a golf course that is relatively short, but treacherously tough. Countless times I have heard someone on the first tee say; "Well the golf course is only 6400 yards from the tips, lets play from the blue tees". Almost with out fail the above statement is uttered by those golfers who have no business playing from the back tees. It is my personal rule that I play the tees my golf partner or guest is most comfortable playing. So if that is the forward tees, so be it. Bring it on. I'm a 4 handicap, and get my fill of grinding it out on my course from the back tees during tournaments. The key to good golf is to park your ego. It is surprising how much fun us amateurs have when we do play the tees consistent with our skill level.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11787517.post-1143777145289409412006-03-30T19:52:00.000-08:002006-03-30T19:52:00.000-08:00I agree totally. My husband, bless his soul, does ...I agree totally. My husband, bless his soul, does play from the reds when he plays with me. When he plays with the men he plays whites out of expectation, but he really needs to play the reds because he has back issues and can't swing hard. He's very cool about it. I love this blog and have bookmarked it. I'm going to check out the links from the comments looking for more womens golf blogs. Any suggestions? I have several blogs, but my (recently started) golf blog is at: www.carolsgolfseason.blogspot.comCarolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08516590188476062041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11787517.post-1143767815211847162006-03-30T17:16:00.000-08:002006-03-30T17:16:00.000-08:00A man, if playing golf with a woman, will never pl...A man, if playing golf with a woman, will never play at the same tee box. Their "machismo" attitudes sometime ruin their games. Most of these guys should just step forward but they see the senior tees, the "golds" as "yellow".<BR/><BR/>I also don't appreciate when I hook up with a couple of guys who play from the blues and they sigh and "tsk" as I walk over to the ladies tees. That irks me but we all know it's not how long you drive the ball, but what happens from 50 yards and in!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11787517.post-1143707020970192312006-03-30T00:23:00.000-08:002006-03-30T00:23:00.000-08:00Good point GC,This would probably speed up play.Th...Good point GC,<BR/>This would probably speed up play.<BR/>Those 5 hour rounds are just painful.GC for commish.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11787517.post-1143686027160599802006-03-29T18:33:00.000-08:002006-03-29T18:33:00.000-08:00I played with this young guy once who thought he w...I played with this young guy once who thought he was good, so he played from the Blues, the rest of us played from the Whites. <BR/><BR/>Because he had further to get to the hole, he though he had to swing harder to get the exta distance. 90% of his tee shots went one way or the other, and we took 6 hours for the round!<BR/><BR/>We told him to move up to the whites and swing slower, get the ball on the fairway, but he refused. What can you do? (Apart from beat him over the head with his clubs and dispose of him in the lake!).<BR/><BR/>I'm quite happy to play from the whites until I become a pro (which is never going to happen). I think as you get older, you become more aware of your actual ability versus your ego and can quite happily accept not playing from the tips.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11787517.post-1143648157896573262006-03-29T08:02:00.000-08:002006-03-29T08:02:00.000-08:00Totally agree and many "higher end" courses to sug...Totally agree and many "higher end" courses to suggest or even require certain handi levels to play. At wolf creek in mesquite they wouldn't let me play the back tees because my 2 (yes 2) handi wasn't low enough...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11787517.post-1143602789347305852006-03-28T19:26:00.000-08:002006-03-28T19:26:00.000-08:00I agree! We played last week (17 & 25 hdcps) with ...I agree! We played last week (17 & 25 hdcps) with a scratch player and he insisted my husband play off the tips at 7155! He seemed put out every time we had to "stop at the reds for the girl" Why can't we all play off seperate tees based on ability, not macho!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11787517.post-1143584390464447572006-03-28T14:19:00.000-08:002006-03-28T14:19:00.000-08:00Interesting thoughts. I an honestly say that I'd ...Interesting thoughts. I an honestly say that I'd much, MUCH rather hit from the seniors tees than the ladies tees :-) I agree, they should be thought of as more of a handicap-based system than as a pro/amateur/senior/ladies/junior system. Thankfully, I don't think I'll ever feel the need to hit from the "reds", but you're absolutely right, I wouldn't hit from them even if I thought I had to.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com