What is Golf Etiquette?
Etiquette is you observance of the code for correct behavior in respect to other players and to the course itself. The rules of golf etiquette should govern your conduct on the course whether you are playing competitive golf or not. This code for correct behavior is a pleasant one., easily understood, and designed for all round enjoyment of the game. The principle of the etiquette of golf is consideration for fellow players, be they opponents or partners.
It is pleasant to possess skills at golf, and the degree of skill attained is not of greatest importance; Golf's chief contribution to the enjoyment of living is the means it pro-video for making friends, playing i the outdoors, improving health and developing a high reputation for honor through the observance of the etiquette of golf.
The simple rules of etiquette serve three main purposes:
1. To reduce the probability of personal
injury on the course
2. To sustain the enjoyment of the game ad
3. To speed up play
Etiquettes:
a) No one should move, talk or stand close to or directly behind the ball, the player or the hole when a player is addressing the ball or making a stroke
b) The layer who has the honour should be allowed to play before his opponent or fellow-competitor tees the ball.
c) No player should stay until the player in front are out of range.
d) In the interest of all, players should play without delay.
e) in the interest of all, players should allow other players coming up to pass them; they should signal the players following them to pass, and should not continue their play until those players have passed and are out of range.
f) Before leaving a bunker, a player should carefully fill up all holes made by him their in and rake the bunker.
g) Through the green , a player should ensure that any turf cut or displaced by him is replaced at once and pressed own, and that, after the players have holed out, any damage to the putting green made by the ball or the player is carefully repaired.
h) Players should ensure that, when dropping bags or the flag stick, no damage is done to the putting green, and that neither they nor their caddies damage the hole by standing close to the hole or in handling the flag stick or in removing the ball fro the hole. The flag stick should be properly replaced in the hole before the players leave the putting green.
i) When the play of a hole has been completed, players should immediately leave the putting green.
Priority on the course:
In the absence of special rules, singles, threesomes or foursomes should have precedence of and be entitled to pass any other kind of match. A single player has no standing, and should give way to match of any kind.
any match playing a whole round is entitled to pass a match playing a shorter round.
If a match fails to keep its place on the course and loses more than on clear hole on the players in front, it should allow the match following the pass.
All the golfers are requested to strictly observe the Golf etiquettes