Etiquette
What is golf etiquette?
Golf etiquette is the set of unwritten courtesies that keep a round safe, fair and pleasant for everyone on the course — pace of play, quiet at the tee, repairing the damage you make, and calling 'fore' when a shot goes astray.
Pace of play sits at the top of most golfers' list of pet peeves: keeping up with the group ahead, being ready to play when it's your turn, and letting a faster group through if you're searching for a lost ball. Course care matters just as much — replacing or fixing divots on the fairway, repairing your pitch mark on the green before anyone putts over it, and raking a bunker smooth after you've played from it. On the tee and over a putt, quiet and stillness are expected; movement or noise in someone's eyeline is one of the quickest ways to irritate a playing partner. Safety is the one non-negotiable: shout "fore" loudly the moment a shot heads towards another group, no exceptions. Little of it carries a penalty — the Rules set out expected conduct but leave the day-to-day courtesies to golfers passing them on — much like a first-tee mulligan, agreed by custom rather than rulebook. Mark the rounds well played with our personalised golf gifts.
Written by Craig Fearn, The Golf Gift Co.
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