Comments on: Why at 65 this female golfer now hits from the back (er “men’s”) tees http://fairgamenews.com/2010/01/why-at-65-this-female-golfer-now-hits-from-the-back-er-mens-tees/ seeking equality on — and off — the field Tue, 27 Jul 2010 14:14:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Taylor http://fairgamenews.com/2010/01/why-at-65-this-female-golfer-now-hits-from-the-back-er-mens-tees/comment-page-1/#comment-1365 Taylor Wed, 20 Jan 2010 20:49:15 +0000 http://fairgamenews.com/?p=936#comment-1365 Davi, that was great! I completely agree with your blog post. I played in Singapore a few years ago with my uncle and he knew that I was a pretty decent golfer, but when I went to his club to play, they wouldn't allow women to tee off from the men's tee. This actually really surprised me since no one in the States has ever told me that before. Somehow my uncle was able to insist that I was good enough to play from the men's tee and sure enough after I teed off on the first hole, the people at the club were convinced too. It was a great feeling to prove to them that women can play golf too. Davi, that was great! I completely agree with your blog post. I played in Singapore a few years ago with my uncle and he knew that I was a pretty decent golfer, but when I went to his club to play, they wouldn’t allow women to tee off from the men’s tee. This actually really surprised me since no one in the States has ever told me that before. Somehow my uncle was able to insist that I was good enough to play from the men’s tee and sure enough after I teed off on the first hole, the people at the club were convinced too. It was a great feeling to prove to them that women can play golf too.

]]> By: David Paterson http://fairgamenews.com/2010/01/why-at-65-this-female-golfer-now-hits-from-the-back-er-mens-tees/comment-page-1/#comment-1364 David Paterson Wed, 20 Jan 2010 17:12:14 +0000 http://fairgamenews.com/?p=936#comment-1364 During my tenure as Director of Golf at the Yale Golf Course, we remove all gender designation from our official score card and changed the color of our tees to help get away from the universal red, white and blue standard. The message was play any tees you want. Most women continued to use the forward tees, but men also started to use them. I advocate golfers, male and female, to play the tees that gives them the most pleasure. When we play together, my wife and I play the same tee, I go forward and she moves back. We get to talk and move along the course together. During my tenure as Director of Golf at the Yale Golf Course, we remove all gender designation from our official score card and changed the color of our tees to help get away from the universal red, white and blue standard. The message was play any tees you want. Most women continued to use the forward tees, but men also started to use them. I advocate golfers, male and female, to play the tees that gives them the most pleasure. When we play together, my wife and I play the same tee, I go forward and she moves back. We get to talk and move along the course together.

]]> By: Bob R http://fairgamenews.com/2010/01/why-at-65-this-female-golfer-now-hits-from-the-back-er-mens-tees/comment-page-1/#comment-1363 Bob R Wed, 20 Jan 2010 12:56:56 +0000 http://fairgamenews.com/?p=936#comment-1363 Davi, You go girl! I'll never hit from the senior tees, for some of the same reasons you've mentioned. At 72 I can still hit it far enough, sometimes, to embarrass the younger men I'm playing with. So, when the day comes that I 'shoot my age' I don't want it to be said that it was from the green tees. See ya at the Blues... Davi,
You go girl! I’ll never hit from the senior tees, for some of the same reasons you’ve mentioned. At 72 I can still hit it far enough, sometimes, to embarrass the younger men I’m playing with. So, when the day comes that I ‘shoot my age’ I don’t want it to be said that it was from the green tees.

See ya at the Blues…

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