What age did you older golfers move up to white tees?

The minute my association lets me play up, I’m moving.

In a friendly game, it really depends on a few things.
How far can you hit a drive?
Can you reach 150 on a normal length par 4?
What do you hit from 150?
What tees let you hit driver scoring iron (7 or below) on normal par 4s?

I’m watching one of my friends refuse to give up, but has to hit 4/5 hybrid into par 4s. He miserable, but pride is in his way.

My rule of thumb is if I hit a great drive and a great 3-wood can I reach the shortest par 5.

For me that’s the white tees at rtj in Prattville. I’m not playing tournament anymore so I’ll hit from some orange tees as well to give me a range of irons for approach shots.

Driver carry per my Rhapsodo is 228. So it’s not like I’m hitting flip wedge all day even so.

I came to the reality at 69...

it's scary the swing speed you lose and hit a 7 iron where you used to hit a 9 iron...

but the game is fun again...

Played Oakwing yesterday in Alec. I play with a couple of 40 something’s and a twenty something. I’m 67. We play the one ups tees which is gold. My playing partner s say move up, but can’t pull myself to do it. I was one under after 5, shot 40 on the front, 45 on the back. Mostly due to tee shots and poor chipping. I’m 20-30 yards behind them off the tee but make up the difference with my putter. In tournament s I move up. But weekly game, I’m back with the youngsters. Love rubbing it in when I beat them..

I’m 63 and normally choose the tees around 64-6500 yds. At the course I play most often the back tees are blues, regular are whites, and senior tees gold. I usually play whites but have played the golds a few times. The golds force me to play differently from several tees because trouble comes into play that I won’t reach from the other tees.

I'm 44 and have played every tee box at my club.. Who the hell cares where you play from ,go out and enjoy the game...

I moved up when I was hitting more fairway woods and hybrids than irons into par 4s on my home course.

I still have a few fairway woods and hybrids, but I get to use the whole set on the 10 par 4s instead of drive, 5 wood, chip, etc.

I only carry it about 190 now, and if it is wet- it is difficult with no roll. On a warm, dry day when my body feels great and can move the club faster and carry over 220 and with roll get it to 240, but we don’t really get long, dry spells and our super waters the shite out of the course.
And my body feels pain most days.

If I play somewhere I’ve never played, I pick a tee around 6000 yards. That’s plenty of golf for moi. I’m not trying to qualify for the Tour, LIV, the green jacket, the gold jacket, etc

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After work we mix tees with a spinner app and it’s fun. Makes me play some blue tees and some big hitters play gold tees. Gives you a fresh course to play, but we can’t really enter the score bc it’s a mixture of all tees.

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Sounds like a fun game

Rory took gap wedge into a 500 yard par 4 today….

Why amateurs play par 4s where they are hitting 6 irons into the green makes zero sense

I keep saying I’m gonna do it at 60.