Anyone else find playing off the back tees every time they go out competitively a bit of a bore? Maybe it’s just me.
There are others who enjoy nothing more than taking on a course at its most difficult when a card is on the line.
But does that mean they can’t play in the same events, or does the World Handicap System allow them to go from different tees and still play in the same competition?
What happens in mixed events, and how are our Playing Handicaps worked out to make it as equal as possible for everyone? Let’s take a look…
How to play in multi tee golf competitions?
Yes, you can. If you’ve ever competed in a mixed event, with men off one set of tees and women another, you’ll know it’s possible.
But it’s also the case that men can play in the same competition and still play from different tee boxes.
So if you fancied the whites, for the sake of argument, and I wanted to play from further forward then the World Handicap System allows it – if your club’s terms of competition do too.
What happens to our handicaps? We’re going to look at it in two ways – a straightforward version and then getting into some more detail, as it’s shown in the Rules of Handicapping, for those who like to use their calculators.
Explaining multi-tee and mixed events
England Golf have produced a short explainer which really should be your first call for getting stuck into mixed and multi-tee events in a straightforward manner.
Here is their advice, on how handicap allowances and other adjustments are applied in an 18-hole event, in a nutshell:
