Good etiquette on the Golf Course

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Play Safely

• Wait - wait for players ahead to be out or your range before you take your shot
• Call "Fore" - call “fore” loudly if your ball may be heading towards other players

Keep pace

• Keep up - try to always keep up with the group ahead of yours
• Be Prompt - move briskly between strokes and between holes and try to be ready to play your shot as soon as possible. 
• "Ready" Golf - play when ready, rather than strictly waiting for the player furthest from the hole
• Lost ball - maximum of 3 minutes to search for a lost ball (that is a Rule)
• Provisional ball - if you think your ball may be lost or OOB, play a provisional ball immediately
• On the Green – Once you start putting, putt out completely. Avoid marking the ball or “resting” for short putts
• Scoring - move away from the green before scoring 
• Catching up – if you are behind and need to catch up – two players may move to the next tee, while the other two finish putting

Look after our Courses

• Repair divots - repair fairway and tee divots
• Pitch marks -  repair pitch marks on greens
• Rake Bunkers - leave the bunkers playable for other players

Be respectful

• Be quiet - be quiet and still when others are playing their shots
• Respect - do not applaud a competitor’s misplay
• Mobile Phones - please silence or turn off your mobile

Be considerate on the Greens

• Careful where you walk - do not walk between another player's ball and the hole 
• Avoid putting line - do not stand beyond or behind the line of another player’s putt
• Shadows - watch that your shadow does not distract another player