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10 Quick Rules

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BE POLITE!

Introduce yourself, strike up a conversation and

learn a little bit about your playing partners.

Don’t dominate the conversation, let your new

found friends talk. Over the years I have made

great friendships with people whom I have

happened to become paired.

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NO CELL PHONES ON

GOLF COURSE!

With everyone’s need to remain in constant

contact with family and friends via smart

phones, dumb it down for a couple of hours.

Turn off the cell phone and escape to the lush

confines of your favorite golf course. Isn’t that

what golf is all about anyway?

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KEEP MOVING!

Speed of play is always a concern at every golf

course. You don’t have to play on a dead run,

just keep moving. Think ahead while you are

walking or riding to your next shot. Don’t stand

for several minutes trying to decide which club

to hit or the correct shot to play. Your playing

companions and the group behind you will

thank you.

GOLF IS RENOWNED

as a game for

Ladies and Gentlemen. Boorish behavior,

not only reflects badly on you, but makes

your playing companions uncomfortable

and the day less enjoyable.

Here are a few ideas to bear in mind

when playing with your favorite foursome

or if you happen to get matched up with

someone by the starter on the first tee.

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BE AWARE

Be aware of where your playing partners

are located and don’t get in their line.

Don’t walk ahead, stand in their eye sight

or move during your partner’s shot. This

also doubles as a safety reminder. I have

some old war stories (and scars) that I

could relate to you on this topic.

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HELP

Help find wayward golf balls for the allotted

5 minutes. I know some people would

rather hunt for golf balls than actually play

their next shot, but to keep play moving,

help your companions find their lost golf

balls that happen to find the deep stuff or

bounce off a tree.

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REPAIR DIVOTS

CORRECTLY!

There is a reason for that bottle filled with

sand on the side of your cart. In a discussion

once with a Golf Course Superintendent,

he admitted to me that his greatest pet

peeve was that golfers tried to replace the

dislodged sod rather than just using the

sand to refill the hole and move on. Do the

greenskeeper and fellow golfers a favor, fill

your divots.

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DRESS FOR SUCCESS!

Most golf clubs have a dress code in effect.

You don’t need to look like you just walked

off a GQ or Elle photo shoot, but tank tops,

ragged cutoffs, Daisy Dukes and flip flops

are not in the category of appropriate golf

attire.