Here are some things that you need to know:
General Conduct
• Please keep quiet. Never talk during another player's
swing.
• Be aware of players and their golf balls.
• Help other players to speed up play and increase enjoyment.
• Do not yell out following a shot. Even if boisterous behavior
doesn't bother your playing partners, there are other people on
the course who may be within earshot.
• Give other groups the same courtesy that you would expect
from them.
• Give your partners time and silence while they are analyzing
their shot, making their practice swings, and executing their
shot.
• Stay out of player's peripheral vision and don't move
around while they are playing a shot.
• Make sure that your line of play is clear before hitting
your shot. Be mindful of the group ahead.
Safety
• Do not swing your
club until you know that others in your group are at a safe distance.
Likewise, keep your distance when others are swinging.
• When practicing your swing, never swing in the direction
of another player. There may be objects that could fly up and
injure a playing partner.
• Do not hit the ball until you are certain that the group
ahead of you is out of range.
• If your ball appears to be headed toward another player
or another group, give them a warning by yelling out, "Fore!"
• Observe the safety suggestions posted in golf carts and
drive carefully.
• Never throw clubs in anger. In addition to being rude
and childish, it could also be dangerous.
Pace of Play
• Be ready to play your shot when it is your turn.
Make your decisions while you’re walking to your ball or while
waiting for someone else to play.
• The player who is away hits first in a group. However,
in friendly matches if players agree, honors can be ignored in
favor of "ready golf" - where players hit as they are
ready.
• Always try to keep pace with the group ahead of you and
pay attention to the group behind you. If they are playing faster
and you are behind, let them play through immediatly.
• Do not spend too much time looking for a lost ball. If
there is a group behind you ready to play, and you insist on taking
the full five minutes allotted to look for lost balls, wave up
the group behind to allow them to play through.
• When two players in a cart hit to opposite sides of a
hole, drive to the first ball and drop off that player with his
club, then drive to the second ball. After both players hit, meet
up farther down the hole.
• When walking from your cart to your ball, take a few clubs
with you.
• Always leave the putting green as soon as your group has
finished putting.
Maintaining the Course
• Observe cart rules. Keep golf carts off the grass as much as possible.
• Keep carts well away from greens, tees, and hazards.
• Repair all divots.
• Repair all ball marks on the green.
• Always rake sand traps after hitting to erase your footprints
and damage to the area where your ball was.
• Never take a divot on a practice swing.
On the Course
On the Tee
• Let the one with honors play first. The player with the
lowest score on previous hole has honors. If that hole was tied,
the player with the lowest score on the hole before that is said
to be up and retains the honor.
• Stay out of player's peripheral vision and don't move
around while they are playing a shot.
• Be aware of your shadow. Don't stand in a place that causes
your shadow to be cast across another player's hitting area.
• Repair any divots that you make. Replace the divot, fill
with sand, or kick it in. Ask your golf professional or playing
partners how to do this.
On the Fairway
• Let the one with honors play first. The player who is
furthest from the hole has honors.
• Don't get in front of other players while they are playing
a shot. It is distracting and dangerous.
• Stay out of player's peripheral vision and don't move
around while they are playing a shot.
• Repair any divots that you make. Replace the divot, fill
with sand, or kick it in. Ask your golf professional or playing
partners how to do this.
On the Green
• Place your bag off the green in a spot on the way to the
next tee.
• Let the one with honors play first. The
player who is furthest from the hole has honors.
• Stay out of player's peripheral vision and don't move
around while they are playing a shot.
• Be aware of your shadow on the putting green. Don't stand
in a place that causes your shadow to be cast across another player
or that player's putting line.
• Never walk through a playing partner's putting line. Your
footprints might alter the path of a partner's putt. Step over
the putting line, or walk around (behind) the partner's ball.
• When retrieving your ball from the hole don't step too
close to the hole or use your putter to lean on.
• Repair any ball marks you see on the green. Ask your golf
professional or playing partners how to do this.
• Leave the green as soon as everyone is finished. Mark
your card on the next tee.
After the Round
• Thank your playing partners.
• Pay your bets before you leave the course.
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