https://womenfriendlygolfcourse.com/

[Nicolas Joakimides]

Hello,


I am a french professional golfer and an a golf course designer.
My experience as a coach showed me ,over the years, that golf courses for an average women (hcp 28 ) are  too long.

All the courses I designed are Women friendly and I would like to encourage others courses to do the same if they think, like I do , that courses are to long for women. This is why I had the idea of a “ Women Friendly golf course “label.
I would like to encourage golf courses to make some adjustments if needed.The goal is a better experience for them and to increase the number of female players.
Website : https://womenfriendlygolfcourse.com/( In the US , some courses have already too many tees , but its not the case everywhere else. In europe, we have mainly 4 tees; We can also create a new tee AND eliminate an existing one ! )

I also just started a dedicated Youtube channel : https://www.youtube.com/@WomenFriendlyGolf

I have no idea if some golf clubs will be interested ; We will see !
 I am now seeking partners who could support the project...

Nicolas J
https://www.off-the-beaten-track-golf-design.com/

[Jeff_Brauer]

I agree with you.  I was an early adopter and was quoted in the Wall Street Journal back in 2008 (or 9) about it in an article called "a course too far," so I must have been doing it for a few years before that.  While momentum is growing, there is still a lot of work to do in getting the idea of <4,000 yard courses for those slower swing speed players who hit it no more than 150 yards.


I wrote at least 4 articles on it in my 14 year tenure writing for Golf Course Industry magazine, and those got me calls from a half dozen clubs over the years.  On the other hand, I designed 3,800-4,200 yard tees at many courses that the older male pro refused to use.


I hope your site helps get the word out even further. (i.e., be more influential than I ever was)

[Carl Johnson]

How difficult is it to provide for shorter hitting players via more forward tees, while keeping the challenges roughly the same, proportionately the same, or easier?  Is that an issue you must deal with?