Stupid Golf Question
What does playing the tips mean?
Someone jokes about playing the tips and you pretend that means something
Plain answer first
The plain answer
Playing the tips means using the back tee boxes, which make the course play as long and difficult as possible.
The NPG answer
It is golf language for choosing the hardest version of the course, often for reasons involving ego.
When it matters
It matters when your group is choosing tee boxes. Most beginners should not play from the tips.
What to do next
Pick tees that match your distance and comfort, not the tees that make you look brave for twelve minutes.
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