The Green – Golf Etiquette Continued
The green – an important place for any golfer. Even the novice knows from watching that the majority of strokes appear in this place, the majority when compared to tee and fairway, though a few poor souls wind up in the bunker for eternity. No, the green is a place where the most time is spent, lining up a putt that may or may not work.
Putting requires skill, requires patience, but most of all, it requires an almost perfect environment. The wind, the rain, the grass…all must fall into alignment. Of course, that means that the thundering herds must not have torn up the grass between where the ball is and the hole.
The impact of a ball, whether by first, second, or fiftieth drive will leave a dent of some kind in the firm grass used on the green. This means that, if not altered, the grass will cause the next ball that travels over the same area to alter it’s path, possibly costing someone a shot or some money (though gambling is illegal and no golfer would ever bet on a shot.)
Another enemy to the green is the cleat. People walking with cleats on the green have to be careful (if not avoiding it altogether by not wearing them on the green) because the studs from the cleats will do their job and dig into the grass. The smoother the green, the truer the shot and this is what golfers must have. Ladies, watch the golf shoes on the green. You never know what damage you’re doing to someone’s game.
Of course, if you treading on the green is bad, what would a golf cart do? I don’t have the statistics in front of me presently for the weight of a standard golf cart, but I know they generally run in the range of several hundred pounds. Not one, but four or five hundred pounds. The tires will leave ruts, essentially turning the putting green into a green bowling alley, complete with gutters and the flag as a single pin. Not a place for skilled shots anymore. This is something that can’t be allowed and you all must be careful of.
Past that, there are the obvious rules. If someone’s putting, don’t stand between them and the hole. For those who once walked the stage, don’t upstage the performer. Don’t shout “You go girl” or “You da man” when someone is swinging. Then, there is a good chance you might eat the putter. Don’t mess with the golfer while they are shooting. Are there hard fast rules for that? Not really, but many things in etiquette aren’t hard fast rules.
There are other rules, some are written and must be learned from course to course. Where you can put your golf bags, what accessories can go with what golf bags, what clubs and how many (I know, there are rules set overall, but some courses seem to break them). Over all the rules of etiquette seem to boil down to common sense or even more simply, the Golden Rule. Do unto others as you’d have others do to you.
Author: Chris Shupe
Tips to becoming a wiked good golf caddy?
Think “it’s 125 to clear the hazard, 135 to the front of the green, 141 to the flag, 150 to the back” Off the tee, give yardages to the front of bunkers and/or to clear a bunker. If there’s a spot to avoid/aim for that may not seem. There are numerous books devoted to golf etiquette.
Golf Etiquette: A Very Important Part Of The Game
Golf etiquette tip #3. If you take a divot replace and always repair pitch marks on the green. Golf etiquette tip #4. If you think a ball may be lost get used to playing a provisional shot so you do not have to return to the tee.
Golf Etiquette Tips: Fixing ball marks on the green
Peter Post explains how to properly fix ball marks on the green without doing damage along with other golf etiquette tips!
There are rules of golf. There are even long, descriptive, detailed books about these rules. Well, I will make it easy for you. I am giving you the five basic etiquette guidelines to follow when playing golf.
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April 4th, 2010 at 2:33 pm
Great advice. Thank you for sharing