some Rules in Golf are printed in black and white. However, others live in those views sideways, whispering comments and texts of the round group they say: “Please don’t bring that person next time.”
These are the rules of unofficial courtesy. Sometimes, you will get to know your player group and these things are not a problem. We get it: everyone plays at another level and with different levels of seriousness. However, if you are a younger player who goes with the players you do not know, these are the unwritten rules that will be expected to know.
Don’t touch another player’s ball (even if you think you are helping)
You found your friend’s ball in the harsh and threw it to him or got it to help him identify him. This is not really useful. It’s not yours and now the lie is not the same as that. If one asks specifically, leave their golf ball as you find it.
Do not give advice to swing if you are not required
There is a time and place for tips for swinging. The middle of the round is not that time nor the place. The worse your game partner starts to play, the more tips you start to give and just gets uglier from there.
Uncontrolled swing tips are one of the fastest ways to make a round difficult. Even if you are right, even if you are a scratched player, keep the information yourself unless you ask specifically, “Do you know what I’m doing wrong.”
After all here is to compliment good shots. Say nothing about the bad and offer help when invited.
Do not offer to allow the fastest groups to play (if you are slow)
If you are slowing down your group because of your game or just your overall pace, it is not a good idea to allow other groups to play. The measure here is to play faster. Take just a practical swing, be ready when it’s your turn, walk a little faster.
When you allow the groups to play behind, you make the longest day for everyone. Do what you can to keep yourself moving and staying with the group in front of you. The exception here would be if you have a single or a double behind you and there is room in front of you. If it makes sense to let them go, leave them.
Do not stand behind the hole while someone is deciding
I’ve always thought that one of the most difficult things to understand the new players is where to stay and when. It takes some time to understand. Even if you are on the side and not on anyone’s line, staying directly behind the cup is distraction.
Delicate movements, shade shift and engagement, even feeling of sight, can break the focus of a player.
Stand on the side, out of the player’s vision and away from their line.
Respect the group space ahead
When you are playing in a golf course that is collected with one group after another, there is no reason to collect the group in front of you. Instead of making the group play faster, you can simply make them all tense.
By pulling your cart very close, taking the practical oscillation they can hear or stare down, it simply doesn’t work to accelerate anything. If the rhythm becomes a serious issue, announce pro -Shop. Do not be the passive-aggressive shade.
Do not be extended in the cart after the holes are finished
When you finish one hole, move on to another. Throughout the course of the round it can save so much time. Fill your score card in the next box, grab a sip of water and keep it on the go.
Know when I get your ball and continue further
Everyone Golf has a blow hole now and then. However, at a certain point, perhaps double or worse, it is time to shake the white flag and move on.
Draging the hole as you search for your 9th shooting or grind over a three-legged for a 11 deceleration of games down and quietly irritates your group.
The maximum format of the USGA score (used in handicap calculations) already builds this into the game. Your maximum result for the hole is based on your course handicap. Thing everything does not even count, at that moment, everything is done at the pace of the game.
Final thoughts
Whether you are a golf tradition or a young player who just try to figure out which end of tee goes to the ground, the unwritten golf rules should probably be written somewhere to make life easier for us all. In most cases, they are not.
Hopefully these give you a little from the start of your head.
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