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| 18 Etiquette Tips
- Never
miss your tee time. Set your alarm clock, get directions, pick a time and place
to meet your host.
- Always
have a handicap. Playing without one in member/guest, charity and club events
is poor etiquette.
- Never
dawdle, at the tee or anywhere else. Slow play is one of the greatest breaches
of etiquette, and if you aren’t ready to hit, you are contributing to it. Know
you yardage and clubs.
- Never
crowd the player who is hitting or putting. Stand at least two club lengths
behind and one club length to either side.
- No
whispers, zippers, Velcro sound or club clanking, please.
- Never
cell out. Gabbing on your cell, especially if you are a guest, is rude. Use
vibrate and check it once at the turn. Be brief. If necessary, give a
heads up to your group. Take yourself out of the hole, if necessary.
- Never
enter fairway and greenside bunkers from the high side. Climbing down steep
inclines can damage the bunker, so go in low.
- Never
move a loose impediment in the bunker. Not a leaf, rock, not a speck of
pollen.
- Always
mark your ball properly on the green. The best way is to place a marker behind
the ball without touching it.
- Never cop an attitude. Profanity will not improve
your score and neither will huffing and puffing after each shot.
- Always be gracious. Everyone appreciates a good
sport. If your game is on and others are struggling, no one appreciates a
show-off.
- Never
walk in another player’s line.
- Always
ask before tending the flag. Be mindful of your shadow. It shouldn’t cross
the hole or the line.
- Never
drop or slam the flagstick against the green. Gently place it on or near the
fringe, away from anyone’s view or line.
- Never
leave a round without returning the host’s invitation. Even if you aren’t a
member of a club, invite your friend to join you at a public course or for
lunch in the near future.
- Who
drives the cart? The host player who knows the course.
- Never
change your shoes at a corporate outing or private club in the parking lot.
Invest in a shoe bag and use the locker room.
- Always
express your appreciation. Following a round, shake hands with your partners
and thank them for the game.
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