dougfalk

I don't think there is a clear way one way or another. I think if you know nothing about a player you could make an assumption that a higher handicap shouldn't be playing from 7,200 yards. But the issue is that a handicap doesn't take into account the strokes gained/lost for different parts of their game. We all know that some players hit the ball 300+ yards off the but have poor short games. I'm looking at myself here.. I prefer to play from around 6,800 because that's where I feel like I can have a challenge yet still score well if I'm striking it decently. I also don't like being told that I should play a certain tee. I've always been conflicted with this question since I feel that pace of play is one of the most important issues that plague the game today. If playing the back tees is going to influence of play, please play the tees that allow you to keep the pace.