I agree that the age requirement to determine tees is unnecessary as long as someone is playing the same tees all of the time and not changing back and forth. If you shoot much lower scores from the gold than you would from the whites, then your quota will reflect that. Anyone looking to make a change from their current tees should be treated as a new player as they establish their new quota. Phil's comments regarding the relationship between the distance and tee boxes played have merit, but I don't think it's practical (or advisable) to try to strictly enforce. As mentioned by previous commenters, personal preference and enjoyment of the game should be honored and the quota system should take care of the fairness issue. For what they're worth, Andy had some observations about skins and CTP but I think those optional games are what they are and not really "fixable". I played at another club where they had separate CTP for gold and white tees, but it was only contested on 1 of the par 3's. Having separate gold and white would require 2 placards for each green which doesn't seem practical. The only competition that is really fair is the basic game bet where the quota accurately equalizes everything. I say play the optional games at your own risk - you probably noticed it's usually the same names winning most of the time. We should be having fun competing against the golf course with a minimal basic bet to make it interesting. The optional games played from separate tee boxes are inherently unfair and seem to be the biggest cause of dissension within the group. No one is forcing you to play them, nor should they.
I agree that the age requirement to determine tees is unnecessary as long as someone is playing the same tees all of the time and not changing back and forth. If you shoot much lower scores from the gold than you would from the whites, then your quota will reflect that. Anyone looking to make a change from their current tees should be treated as a new player as they establish their new quota. Phil's comments regarding the relationship between the distance and tee boxes played have merit, but I don't think it's practical (or advisable) to try to strictly enforce. As mentioned by previous commenters, personal preference and enjoyment of the game should be honored and the quota system should take care of the fairness issue. For what they're worth, Andy had some observations about skins and CTP but I think those optional games are what they are and not really "fixable". I played at another club where they had separate CTP for gold and white tees, but it was only contested on 1 of the par 3's. Having separate gold and white would require 2 placards for each green which doesn't seem practical. The only competition that is really fair is the basic game bet where the quota accurately equalizes everything. I say play the optional games at your own risk - you probably noticed it's usually the same names winning most of the time. We should be having fun competing against the golf course with a minimal basic bet to make it interesting. The optional games played from separate tee boxes are inherently unfair and seem to be the biggest cause of dissension within the group. No one is forcing you to play them, nor should they.