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

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.

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 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

Watch the pros. They are hitting short irons to every par 4, most par 3s and reaching 3/4 of the par 5s in two. Play the tees that allow you to do that.

People play wayyyyyy too far back. Pga tour average 2nd shot on a par 4 is 128 yards. What’s yours ? I’f it’s higher you need to play up. It’s got nothing to do with age and everything to do with how far you hit it.

70

My Club’s MGA lets you play the white tees if your age plus handicap is over 70. So I play whites in MGA events and Blues on normal rounds.

Golf would be more enjoyable and rounds would be faster if every golf moved up one tee box from where they think they should be playing from.