It must be a UK hangup because honestly I've never heard anyone complain about different players using different tees except for yourself, Sean Arble and a couple other guys I've met when visiting England.
Huh? If we are just out for funsies or whatever, I don't care which tees you pay from. Sure, I am keen for all to play from the same tee because of the social element of the game, but if some folks want to skip that aspect, its not an issue for me. I am usually happy to move forward, well I am happier to move forward than back. This thread is about a group of guys playing together with different ambitions. I personally can't get my head around a true comp being mixed tees. A proper comp is a proper comp and the playing conditions should be as close as possible for all. All devaitions from this reduce the validity of the comp. But lets face it, so far as I am concerned, most club comps or whatever are just ways to enjoy oneself so with that in mind, by all means, play from where you like. I don't see much point in making a guy play from a tee when he knows failure is a high probability. I say, don't be stupid, walk forward. Just as when I suspend my beliefs for entertainment when attending the cinema, so it is true on the course. I don't much care about being compensated for the "transgression" unless I was playing for more money than I feel comfortable with. For instance, I wouldn't often get into a skins game for $50 when there is teeing ground sheenanigans or big differences in handicaps. That is because I object to anybody having an advantage when a decent sum of money is on the line - which is the case if there are 20 guys piling in $50 each. If its $5 in, I could care less unless its the same few guys winning each week. Its all relative Brent, its just that I don't trust to formulas when it comes to golf and the USGA handicap system is testament to how screwy things can become.
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