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Golf is an honorable game based upon an ancient set of rules and code of behavior. What’s more, it puts you at a significant advantage to understand the fundamentals of golf etiquette prior to stepping on the golf course for the first time.
Most people who have played golf for any length of time, do so with an innate sense of responsibility to uphold and adhere to the long held traditions of this gentlemanly game.
No matter if you’re playing alone, or you’re in a group of two, three or even four you must still observe the etiquette of golf. Remain observant at all times of the group or person playing in front of you and ensure they are at a safe distance ahead before you play your shot.
Patience is a virtue when playing golf, so do not pressure the group in front if they are playing a little slower than your group. It’s a good idea to try and adjust the pace of your play to suit the speed of the groups, both in front and behind you. By doing this, you will minimize any frustration that you may feel at being held up and in all probability your game will benefit from a more even pace.
A good habit to develop, while you’re waiting to play your shot, is to go to your own ball and start to visualize the shot you want to play. Work out the direction you need to hit towards and the club you will want to use. By doing this, you will be able to maintain your concentration and control over your game. When it is your turn to play, you will be focussed and ready.
A greatly appreciated point of etiquette is to allow the person or group playing behind you to play through if you or your group are holding them up. Simply stand aside and wave them through and then wait until they are out of range before continuing on with your game.
Be mindful of your playing partners and when they are going to play their stroke. When someone is preparing to have a shot, it is important to remain totally quiet and respectful of their right to concentrate and focus. Always stand behind them and out of their line of sight. It can be very annoying to hear someone rattle their car keys or jingle some coins just as you’re about to start your backswing.
Most people when they play their strokes, take a scrape of turf and dirt with them on their follow through. It’s very important to replace the grass divot in the hole you created if possible and stamp it down with your foot. Most golf courses provide small buckets which you can fill with dirt to also help with repairing divots. By doing this you ensure that the grass recovers sufficiently quickly for the grounds keeper to maintain the best playing surface possible. Likewise if your ball creates a pug mark in the green where it lands, repair that as well.
When on the putting green, never, ever, walk across the line your playing partners ball will take when they putt. Putting commences with the player whose ball is the furthest from the hole and the hole is complete once all players have putted their ball in. Replace the flag in the hole and leave the green at the rear, so as to allow the group following to play up to the hole without worrying if they’re going to hit anyone.
Whilst waiting for your turn to tee off at the next hole, fill in your scorecard. The player with the lowest score on the previous hole always tees of first.
These are just the basic elements of golf etiquette and whilst the more you play the more you will learn, the simple rules listed above will ensure that you will have an enjoyable game of golf right from the outset and that you will always have other people ready and willing to play with you.
Above all, when in doubt…do as you would want others to do to you!
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