There are some basic etiquettes to golf and you need to know them before heading out to the golf course for the first time.

The first would be safety. Be aware of everyone on the course. Don’t stand or walk in front of another golfer when they are about to take their shot. Don’t throw your club when you don’t like your shot. You could seriously injure someone.

The next rule is similar to bowling where you don’t bowl at the same time out of courtesy and in golf you don’t talk, move, or stand close to anyone making their shot.

Keep up with the pace of play. In essence this means to keep up with the group ahead of you. Don’t take too much time looking for a lost ball. No one wants to be held up because of one group who doesn’t keep up the pace.

Your mom always taught you to put the toys back where you got them right? Well the same applies to the golf course. When you leave the golf course you want to do everything that you can to leave it in the same way that you found it.

• Make sure that you rake over your footprints and anything else you leave behind in a bunker.
• A divot happens when the turf is displaced when the club strikes the ball or the hole left after you hit the ball. You will need to repair these divots before leaving the area.
• Make every effort to repair any ball marks left behind on the putting surface.

Yell “FORE” when a struck ball is heading towards other golfers.

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