| On the Tee |
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1 |
Be on time to the first tee. Watch the group ahead
tee off. |
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2 |
Shorter hitters should hit first, if not: |
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3 |
First player who is ready should hit. |
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4 |
Tee-off as soon as the group ahead is clear. |
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5 |
Carry an extra golf ball in your pocket. |
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| On the Fairway |
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1 |
Take appropriate extra clubs to your ball and HIT WITHOUT
DELAY. |
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2 |
HIT WHEN READY; do not wait for honors. |
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3 |
Watch your ball. Mark the spot with an object if it
leaves the fairway. |
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4 |
Watch fellow competitors balls to help locate errant
shots. |
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5 |
Cart riders should drop off one player and then drive to
the other ball. |
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6 |
Walkers should proceed directly to the ball to be ready to
play. |
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7 |
Players on opposite sides of the fairway may hit
simultaneously. |
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8 |
Limit search for lost balls to 5 minutes. |
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| On the Green |
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1 |
Place your extra clubs between the green and the next tee. |
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2 |
Repair all ball marks or other damage to the green. |
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3 |
Study your putt while others are putting. |
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4 |
Continue putting until you hole out, unless you are in
someone's line. |
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5 |
Have other ball marked and lifted only when they might
really interfere. |
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6 |
Replace the flagstick in the hole in an upright position. |
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7 |
Players should LEAVE the green IMMEDIATELY after holing
out and PROCEED DIRECTLY to the next tee. |
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8 |
MARK SCORES after you leave the green (while others are
teeing off). |
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| At the Turn |
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1 |
Do not stop for more than five minutes. |
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| Always |
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1 |
KEEP PACE with the group ahead. |
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2 |
Practice swings should be kept to a minimum. |
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3 |
BE READY to play when it is your turn. |
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4 |
MARK SCORES AFTER you leave the green, at the next tee. |
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REMEMBER, if each player saves only five seconds per shot,
each round of golf would be shortened by 15 minutes. |
