The Friendly tees on the Virginia 9 at Mallory would be a good choice. Another option would be: A buddy and I sometimes take our wives out to a championship course. The ladies like the beauty and the chance to play these courses, but they are not long hitters. On some of the longer holes, we simply have the ladies tee it up from the 150 markers. That allows them to come out and play the "big" course with us, without impacting the pace of play too much.

Tee It Up
 

Have her use a tee in the fairway speeds play and instills confidence using different clubs.

I agree beginners only hit balls maybe 50 to 60 yds.& usually not straight. Play at a VERY slow time or just be courteous & be prepared to let a lot of people to play through. Personally I would play the Executive courses until she can hit a ball far enough to reach a par 3 green, or you’ll be hearing a lot of French language!

Easier golf course for beginners
 

I suggest you try Baseline in Ocala. Only 30 minutes from here, depending on where you live. It is an 18 hole executive style course. Just beautiful!!! A great course if you like to walk. You can rent a cart for riding, or a push cart for walking.

Try Baseline Golf Course, off the reservation, a short, beautiful and less expensive course with lots of discount bargain shopping in the club house. All par 3 & 4’s with plenty of shade from the sun. Try it, you’ll like it.

The Championship courses being longer and generally wider than Executive courses are more forgiving if you're not a big (long) power hitter. If she's able to play any Level 2 Exec. course and maintain pace of play, she should be fine on any Championship course from friendly tees. As someone mentioned, have her tee up 2nd shots to minimize heavy (duffed) fairway shots. Have fun, play 9 after 4:20 and save $!

Don't listen to these people take her to the Championship and enjoy, it's golf not brain surgery your allowed to make mistakes.

Even the pros do. But not at the expense of 10 foursomes waiting behind you. By all means take her out, but keep up with the pace of play. Taking 5 hours to play is not "a mistake"

Life is too short to get aggrivated for "five hours" by the clueless.

Just skip the hole and go around them. Let the next Ambassador know why.

Seriously???? Sorry, but I'm not a big fan of playing 17 holes. :yuck:

What you have to realize, is that all Championship golfers in TV were scratch players from the first ball they ever hit. At least that's the impression they like to give.
There are no friendly tees or golfers, just players obsessed with speed of play
All games are played at 92mph.
No one must actually enjoy the game, just beat the stopwatch!
Not the best place to start on championship courses.
Stick to the harder Execs and get proficient on them.
As other posters have said, outside the bubble, the Championship courses are a lot cheaper, most better kept, and a whole lot more friendly. :duck:

Baseline is an executive course. Why should one pay for Baseline when you can play TV exec courses for free(well guest have to pay something)?
I haven't played Baseline in years but I remember that once I had to wait 90 minutes to tee off because they didn't let golfers schedule a tee time. It was a just-show-up course. Not sure if that has changed.

When playing TV champion courses, I've never had a problem with golfers who play from the friendly tees, either in front of my group or behind. Those usually can't hit that far so they spend less time looking for their balls.

If she wants to play from the Championship friendly tees, just do it. I’ve played hundreds of rounds of golf on the Championship courses. The levels of golfers is wide ranging. There are many men who should move up to the friendly tees. Keep pace with the group in front and take advantage of the empty courses in the evening and late afternoon. Don’t let some of these people discourage you from playing. The ambassador will keep you informed of your pace of play. Good luck learning the game!

"There are many men who should move up to the friendly tees."


Agreed. Especially since a USGA/GHIN handicap can be established and maintained, playing from the yellow (friendly) tees.

I would much rather play with a lousy golfer who plays fast than a great golfer who plays slow. Take your beginner out on the /championship course, have them play from the short tees (the 150 marker idea is brilliant), and have fun. Have them pick up their ball if they're taking too long.