5 Rules for Good Golf Etiquette--Which Is Essential to You

May 23, 2010 - PRLog -- 1.Don't be the slowest player

In my accidental amateur at Bay Hill, we get about in beneath four hours -- and that's in fivesomes. Evaluate your clip of play candidly and often, and if you'reconsistently the slowest one in your group, you're a apathetic player, period. Encourage anybody to move bound abundant so you acquisition yourself appropriate abaft thegroup in foreground several times, both aboriginal and backward in the round.

Remember the old staples of getting around in good time: Play "ready golf" until you reach the green, be prepared to play when it's your turn on the tee and green, and never search for a lost ball for more than five minutes.

2. Keep your temper under control

In the final of the Western Pennsylvania Junior when I was 17, I let my putter fly over the gallery after missing a short putt. I won the match, but when I got in the car with my parents for the ride home, there were no congratulations, just dead silence. Eventually my father said, "If I ever see you throw a discount golf clubsagain, you will never play in another golf tournament." That wake-up call stayed with me. I haven't thrown a club since.

Throwing clubs, sulking and barking profanity make everyone uneasy. We all have our moments of frustration, but the trick is to vent in an inoffensive way. For example, I often follow a bad hole by hitting the next tee shot a little harder -- for better or worse.

3. Respect other people's time

Because time is our most valuable commodity, there are few good reasons for breaking a golf date. Deciding last-minute to clean the garage on Saturday, or getting a call that the auto-repair shop can move up your appointment by a day, just doesn't cut it.

4. Repair the ground you play on

I have a penknife that's my pet tool for fixing ball marks, but a tee or one of those two-pronged devices is fine. As for divots, replace them or use the seed mix packed on the side of your cart.

Rake bunkers like you mean it. Ever notice that the worse the bunker shot, the poorer the job a guy does raking the sand? Make the area nice and smooth -- don't leave deep furrows from the rake. Before you exit the bunker, ask yourself, Would I be upset if I had to play from that spot?

5. Be a silent partner

During one of my last tour events as a player, I noticed another pro making practice swings in my field of vision as I was getting ready to hit a shot. I stopped, walked over and reminded him that it was my turn to play. The point is, stand still from the time a player sets himself until the ball has left the club.

Know where to stand and when to keep quiet. Position yourself directly across or at a diagonal from a player with Ping G10 Driver setting up. Never stand on the line of play, either beyond the hole or directly behind the ball. When a player is about to hit a shot, think of the fairway as a cathedral, the green a library.

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