senior LPGA yardage

[love the game]

What distances should LPGA senior ladies play in club events with other amateur players?

[iacas]

You could ask them, but off the top of my head… 5500 yards?

[love the game]

Should the pro play longer than the amateurs?  Private club

[RandallT]

You don't provide too much information but my assumption is that you are trying to artificially equalize the levels such thatvanyone has a chance to win. 

And you jumped right to the solution of using different tees. Is that correct?

[love the game]

  On 9/28/2017 at 8:28 PM, RandallT said:

You don't provide too much information but my assumption is that you are trying to artificially equalize the levels such thatvanyone has a chance to win. 

And you jumped right to the solution of using different tees. Is that correct?

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Yes.  We have a lpga player (great record) playing in club net tournaments.  She still has a pro status not amateur but she is a member and is playing ladies tees

Thrilled to have her just trying to figure out what is the right way to address tournaments

 

[dennyjones]

In my opinion, she should be able to play as any other female, regardless of skill level.   If all of the ladies play from the forward tees, that's where she would also.     If it is a net tournament, she will have to give strokes.

I've seen this happen before back in the day.  My ex-sister in law was about a 6 handicap and played from the women's tees often.   The members complained and she moved back to the men's tees where she still was better.  Nobody was happy because she still beat most of the men.   They eventually made the club championship male only creating a separate event for the women.

[love the game]

Thank you for your thoughts.  I am also a single digit amateur and understand your sister's situation.   That said, I like others are struggling with the fact a professional with major titles under her belt isn't playing from scratch.    The Legend's tour for senior ladies plays at 6100 yds approx and one of our club events she played at 4800 yds.   with handicap.     The other sports I've played are tennis/equestrian which  always made the "professionals" play in the open division.  Amateurs could play up to the division but  the pros couldn't move down.  (they could request amateur status if not being paid/wanted that status)     So with that experience I'm reaching out for more knowledge on what the majority of pro senior women do when playing for "fun".    On one  hand, she's a member but on the other it's causing problems among the ladies "normal" net tournaments.  (not club championship)     I always believe there's a solution for every problem so just looking for ideas.  Thanks again!

 

[iacas]

  On 9/29/2017 at 12:19 AM, love the game said:

Thank you for your thoughts.  I am also a single digit amateur and understand your sister's situation.   That said, I like others are struggling with the fact a professional with major titles under her belt isn't playing from scratch.    The Legend's tour for senior ladies plays at 6100 yds approx and one of our club events she played at 4800 yds.   with handicap.     The other sports I've played are tennis/equestrian which  always made the "professionals" play in the open division.  Amateurs could play up to the division but  the pros couldn't move down.  (they could request amateur status if not being paid/wanted that status)     So with that experience I'm reaching out for more knowledge on what the majority of pro senior women do when playing for "fun".    On one  hand, she's a member but on the other it's causing problems among the ladies "normal" net tournaments.  (not club championship)     I always believe there's a solution for every problem so just looking for ideas.  Thanks again!

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If she has a handicap… then really, it should be pretty fair regardless of the tees from which she plays.

Doesn't matter that she won majors maybe 20 or 30 years ago. She's the golfer today that she is, whether that's a 1 handicap or a 7.3.

[love the game]

Thanks for your input.   It's going to be a interesting season!   BUT,   really great problems to have in life, isn't it?