Tee Box Assignment Policy

Brown Deer Men’s Golf Club is committed to fostering enjoyable, equitable, and friendly competition while ensuring an appropriate pace of play for all.

The Blue tees (6,306 yards) are standard for all events. However, if playing from the Blue tees prevents you from reaching several greens in regulation and/or maintaining pace, you are encouraged to request to play from the White (5,893 yards) or Gold (4,996 yards) for the season.

To request a tee box other than the Blue, email bdgcnews@gmail.com or make your selection when registering for the year.

If you meet the criteria below, your request will be automatically approved:

• Age 55+: If your age + handicap index equals 75 or more, you may play from the White tees.

• Age 70+: If your age + handicap index equals 105 or more, you may play from the Gold tees.

• If your handicap index is below 5, you may play from the Black tees (6,759 yards).

If you are eligible and would like to apply to move forward for the season, email your request to bdgcnews@gmail.com (or simply indicate your status along with your membership renewal).

Requests that do not meet these automatic approval criteria will be reviewed by the Handicap Committee, which will consider factors such as age + handicap index, injuries, distance, equitable play relative to the field, and ability to maintain pace of play.

Mandatory Tee Assignments:

• Players with a handicap index over 30 must play from the White or Gold tees.

You should always play your assigned tee box for club events and matches, other than the Club Championship (requiring Black tees for all players) and day-2 of the Eckhardt (when the field moves back one tee box).

To check a player's approved tee box, see our Roster page.