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This is one of my MOST hated things.

Misaligned tee markers not actually pointed at the fairway/green.

As a HS coach it made me hate them more because it’s clear that most golfers suck at not being influenced by misaligned markers.

How is your course, or are your courses, at this?
 
This happens all the time at our course, but our course crew are not golfers and have no etiquette. It's my biggest complaint, but being a more public course I gotta just accept it and live with it.
 
One of, if not my biggest pet peeve on a golf course.

And yes, if they arent aligned, I will align them. Fortunately its been a while since it's been an issue.
 
Most of the courses I play are pretty good about it, although I would say there are some that are a little misleading...
 
My courses have misaligned tee markers all the time. It used to bother me but at some point I quit paying attention.
 
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War Eagle said:
One of, if not my biggest pet peeve on a golf course.

And yes, if they arent aligned, I will align them. Fortunately its been a while since it's been an issue.
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I actually do the same thing. I’ll move every damn one if I have to.
 
ours are pretty good actually, but it doesn't bother me if they aren't 🤷‍♂️
 
Jman said:
I actually do the same thing. I’ll move every damn one if I have to.
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It's such a simple concept, and regardless of who's job it is, anyone working should notice this and correct it.
 
I notice it a lot now. I used to just go up and swing but now I pay attention to actually where I want to hit the ball. I do notice the tee markers when they are awful. Obviously in competitive rounds I don't mention anything about them but in casual rounds I do tell people to pay attention to the markers and where they are aimed. I never move them.
 
Jman said:
This is one of my MOST hated things.

Misaligned tee markers not actually pointed at the fairway/green.

As a HS coach it made me hate them more because it’s clear that most golfers suck at not being influenced by misaligned markers.

How is your course, or are your courses, at this?
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They are bad. And I will move them if they are that bad.
 
War Eagle said:
It's such a simple concept, and regardless of who's job it is, anyone working should notice this and correct it.
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Yup, I agree totally
 
Last time out they weren’t bad, but I don’t pay much attention. It’s worse if the markers have a linear aspect to them.

It’s so simple it’s stupid. Stand between the markers, point your right hand at the right marker, left hand at the left marker. Bring your hands together like you’re going to clap, fingers should be pointing at the middle of the fairway.
 
Square to the tee box on most courses I play around here. It's usually in the general direction of the fairway, but not always the best line for your tee ball. Tee markers on the course don't bother me too bad one way or the other, so not an issue on the courses I've played but also haven't seen anything egregiously askew either.
 
Hole number 1 at Swope Memorial is really bad. The tee box lines you up way to the left and no matter how hard I try, I almost always hit left into the trees. They are closed this year for a major renovation, so I hope they correct this.

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No issues with this at my club. At another course I play, it’s readily apparent that the person setting the tee markers doesn’t play golf and doesn’t consider how the markers are aligned when set
 
Mine are pretty good, but I have played at a few where they are always in a box and the box faces at a weird angle to the fairway.
 
My course tee boxes might be one of the hardest things about it. They almost always have you aimed in a weird direction.

The guys are pretty good about getting the markers pointed correctly, but the boxes usually still cause chaos.
 
most of the courses I regularly play are pretty "decent at it" but I have been on enough courses that line you up the wrong way I am constantly making sure I know they hole layout with GPS.

A bigger pet peeve of mine are tee boxes that are sloped. I don't need the ball slightly below my feet if i move it left to right. I just want a flat tee box where i can set up for my desired shot shape and not worry about the slope.
 
Problem is that most of the time the people who are replacing the markers are usually the same guys who are cutting them. So they are there to cut them in a timely fashion, as quick as possible. So they cut the tee box, then just drop them back on the tee with no regard for the direction that they are facing. They rarely even put them in a different place than they were at previously. you know .. use the whole tee box. So you'll be lucky if they worry about the direction. When I cut the tees, I put them in correctly each & every time. I would also move them to an unused portion of the tee box. This is why most courses have beat up tee boxes all worn out in the same place. I find tee box conditions in my area abysmal at some courses. I'll fix them if I"m playing if they are that messed up. But otherwise it really doesn't bother me because I don't use them for directional purposes anyway.
 
Canadan said:
My course tee boxes might be one of the hardest things about it. They almost always have you aimed in a weird direction.

The guys are pretty good about getting the markers pointed correctly, but the boxes usually still cause chaos.
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Were the boxes created that way as part of the design? Or did they (de) evolve into that?
 
Jman said:
It’s SOOOOO frustrating, right?
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Extremely. The amount of times I walk up and mutter "wtf" looking at them is too damn high.
 
mtbloco said:
Were the boxes created that way as part of the design? Or did they (de) evolve into that?
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absolutely intentional. Arnie is a savage sometimes lmao
 
MikeG said:
most of the courses I regularly play are pretty "decent at it" but I have been on enough courses that line you up the wrong way I am constantly making sure I know they hole layout with GPS.

A bigger pet peeve of mine are tee boxes that are sloped. I don't need the ball slightly below my feet if i move it left to right. I just want a flat tee box where i can set up for my desired shot shape and not worry about the slope.
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agreed, tee boxes that are not level is way worse. Unfortunately the answer these is course investing the money to repair and willingness to remove boxes from daily play until repaired.
 
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