This is a disgrace.

[James_Black]

  misty_mountainhop said:

Stupid rule but then I've never known a club yet that didn't have a significant number of stupid people involved in the Club rules.

I liked this course because it was laid back.

the other two are nicer courses but the members are a lot more upper class. I'll have a talk with the captain about it, if not I'll play off the yellows until my handicap goes down to 14 (I'm playing off around 12 anyway but winter rules are in so I can't get my handicap cut) and play in the mens competitions. I don't like the idea of paying 10 euro per game though

[kurtbayne]

Didn't they give a reason why? Don't you figure it's a speed-of-play issue? That's all I can think of. If a group of competent juniors showed that they could unobtrusively and efficiently get thru a round, perhaps you can get an exemption

[stebed]

Ok. You play congu handicap rules as I do in the UK, but you are GUI. Are you saying that for the winter all competitions are from the yellow tees? As that is normal, our winter league is non-qualifying for handicap (unless the committee cuts someone on general play), with that in mind it means the juniors play from the the yellows all winter as do all the men.
If you are saying that from the start of next season all men's comps will be from the yellow tee then that is a different matter, unless your course is a monster. I played at Druids Heath last year and we played the greens all winter (in front of yellows) but people still couldn't break par. I couldn't stay at a course that plays yellow tees all season. Also most clubs only allow juniors with handicaps lower than 18 to enter the men's comps. Have a chat with a committee member to see how it came about, perhaps the information has been relayed poorly?

[James_Black]

  stebed said:

Ok. You play congu handicap rules as I do in the UK, but you are GUI. Are you saying that for the winter all competitions are from the yellow tees? As that is normal, our winter league is non-qualifying for handicap (unless the committee cuts someone on general play), with that in mind it means the juniors play from the the yellows all winter as do all the men.

handicaps 14 and below can play in mens competitions.

I'll just drop my handicap quickly next year and play in the mens.

[stebed]

sorry I thought you were an adult complaining of playing from the yellows not a junior wanting to play from the whites. I think it is normal that juniors would play their comps from the yellows.

[Danattherock]

Sounds like a pace of play issue. Perhaps many juniors are out there shooting 110 from the whites and slowing folks down. They force you to tee it up from the yellow to speed the pace of play. You get your handicap under 14 and tell them you will play from the whites, I bet you don't get much grief over it. It sounds to me that mid handicappers like you are not the target of said ruling. If you like the course, don't blow a bunch of smoke over it. Drop your handicap a few strokes over the winter and play from the whites next year. Great addition to this would be to play with some 18+ old folks in the process. Not only do you tee from the whites, but you might just learn something from the more experienced players at your club. This rule change is not a problem, this is a challenge and an opportunity.


-Dan