Should i be playing off the white tees for my handicap?

[Zeph]

Doesn't the handicap rating system take into account what tee you are playing from and adjust accordingly? Im a 20+ cap and play from the tips though because my friends make fun of me if we dont

It does, but I would wager that the course handicap and extra strokes you get from farther back tees don't justify the added difficulty, at least not for a high handicapper. 500 yards longer course and 4-5 shots more will usually end with scores worse than those 4-5 shots you get.

[soloredd]

My limit is 6500 yards. Whatever tees fit in between 6000-6500 that's what I play and more often than not it's the White tees here in the US. Lately, I've been playing behind groups of golfers who are out probably once a month and they play from the tips - I really do not understand the point. If you aren't holding up play, fine, but when your tee shot barely clears 200 yards or you are constantly having to re-tee, move your ass up.

In the spring I played a round at Roddy Ranch and the starter actually got on the group ahead of us for playing the tips. Two guys tee off not even clearing the front tees, re-tee and same thing. He told them to move up, which is something more courses should push for.

[ghalfaire]

no and no. a 12 plays the memeber t's which are typically the blues but occasionally something else. The whites are for the old guys...at a club that would mean over 70 or more. I have played with a couple guys that are 75 plus but play memebers...according to them the "whites are for old guys" LOL

For the old guys? I just played with a member that shot his age (74) on our Par 72 (~6400 yards slope 118) course. White tees, but bet he would do better than most players from the blues. I admit a lot of our over 70 members don't have the ability to play well from the Blue but you need be careful how you characterized ability by age. I know some over 70 members near scratch that would probably take your money in a heart beat.