mikeintopeka
Thanks for the offer. If needed, I will definitely be in touch with you to provide a sample for them to consider.
I remain hopeful that they'll take my suggestion into consideration. Given the 700 yard disparity between the senior tees (5800) and the regular mens tees (6500) - it just stands to reason that a blended tee box option would be something that many of our members would prefer.
Our par5's aren't easy from the regular member's tees, because of the design. Two of our four par3's average between 185-195 yards. Throw in a handful of par4's that measure 400+ yards - there are a lot of players, like myself, who would enjoy the layout a bit more if a few of those holes were shortened with moving to the next tee box forward.
There just seems to be too much disparity between 5800 and 6500 yards imo.
Hopefully I can convince the new head pro and GM to at least consider the idea. I've run the numbers, 6300 yards is achievable. And the kicker is that it reduces the approach shots considerably on a couple of the longer holes, but at the same time keeping the fairway bunkers (or other hazards) in play, even from the forward tees. So although the distance on those holes overall might be shorter - there's still a premium on an accurate tee shot for those specific holes.
We'll see how it goes.
