Etiquette

[Deleted member 15344]

The one thing I always try and be is polite on the course and try and ensure I follow good etiquette on the course

For me the basics are

Repair pitchmarks
Rake bunkers
Be quiet and still when someone is playing their shot
Try to keep up with the group in front
Allow the quicker group behind to come through at the earliest opportunity
Don't walk on people's lines on the green
Recognise the signs on the course and abide by them

I'm sure others have more that they consider part of the basic fabric when playing BUT over the last 3 weeks I have seen more and more ignorant people on the golf course failing to abide by the most basic of etiquette - this morning alone people shouting and chatting whilst people playing shots , bunkers full of footprints , greens covered in pitch marks and a lot of the time it's from golfers who have been around and playing for a long time

Recently there was a thread asking should people have a basic grasp of the rules before playing comps

Well IMO people should have a basic grasp of course etiquette before being allowed to play any round of golf

 

[Tongo]

You could substitute etiquette for manners. And its not really surprising that the lack / reduction of basic manners in society is replicated on the golf course.

 

[Junior]

Repair pitchmarks
Rake bunkers
Be quiet and still when someone is playing their shot
Try to keep up with the group in front
Allow the quicker group behind to come through at the earliest opportunity
Don't walk on people's lines on the green
Recognise the signs on the course and abide by them

Sums it up nicely to me. As long as people enjoy themselves aswell and don't get moody or angry to the point of not even talking with their PP!!! We all duff shots and swear, maybe even helicopter a club , but laugh about it and don't be bad company !!!

 

[Leereed]

I agree. At ours we have rakes at every bunker.The amount of footprints is terrible and on most occasions it looks like they have stepped over the rake to get in/out of the bunker.And you can easily repair 3-4 pitch marks on most greens.

 

[fundy]

The one thing I always try and be is polite on the course and try and ensure I follow good etiquette on the course

For me the basics are

Repair pitchmarks
Rake bunkers
Be quiet and still when someone is playing their shot
Try to keep up with the group in front
Allow the quicker group behind to come through at the earliest opportunity
Don't walk on people's lines on the green
Recognise the signs on the course and abide by them

I'm sure others have more that they consider part of the basic fabric when playing BUT over the last 3 weeks I have seen more and more ignorant people on the golf course failing to abide by the most basic of etiquette - this morning alone people shouting and chatting whilst people playing shots , bunkers full of footprints , greens covered in pitch marks and a lot of the time it's from golfers who have been around and playing for a long time

Recently there was a thread asking should people have a basic grasp of the rules before playing comps

Well IMO people should have a basic grasp of course etiquette before being allowed to play any round of golf

Think you'll find my hour was for rules and etiquette

 

[rudebhoy]

on the subject of allowing folk to play through, was playing yesterday and noticed a guy playing on his own behind us, catching us up.

when we were about to play our second shots on the 5th, I saw he was on the tee, so waved him through. He played through pretty slowly (he was a fairly old guy), but totally ignored the fairway protection rule in place and played his 2nd and 3rd from the middle of the fairway.

We let him go on his way, but when we got to the par 5 6th, there was no sign of him - he had obviously jumped over to the par 3 15th to play the last 4 holes.

Was he out of order for accepting our invitation to play through, given he had no intention of playing the next hole?

 

[Robster59]

I think this video is a must for anyone, either new or as a reminder to regular golfers.
[video=youtube;8lwOqDZLjug]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lwOqDZLjug[/video]

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Agree with the basis premise of the OP and the list is pretty self explanatory. I think however it's something that comes with time and so new golfers are necessarily going to be fully clued up on how to behave on the course. If golf is to grow then it needs to be accessible and it needs to lose the stuffy image it has which a lot of people would recognise as etiquette.

That said, as a member of a club I do expect my fellow members to have a grasp of the etiquette and not repairing pitch marks is an absolute bug bear of mine and something that seems to be getting worse. Not sure how that improves as with slow play, it seems it's always someone else causing the problem

 

[ArnoldArmChewer]

Agree with the basis premise of the OP and the list is pretty self explanatory. I think however it's something that comes with time and so new golfers are necessarily going to be fully clued up on how to behave on the course. If golf is to grow then it needs to be accessible and it needs to lose the stuffy image it has which a lot of people would recognise as etiquette.

That said, as a member of a club I do expect my fellow members to have a grasp of the etiquette and not repairing pitch marks is an absolute bug bear of mine and something that seems to be getting worse. Not sure how that improves as with slow play, it seems it's always someone else causing the problem

So to encourage people to start playing we abandon all of the points highlighted by the OP ???

 

[HomerJSimpson]

So to encourage people to start playing we abandon all of the points highlighted by the OP ???

How many new golfers do you know who know all of the etiquette LP listed especially pitch marks. They should, but I've played enough societies and seen enough new golfers on a local muni who are keen but don't know what to do. It's surely about teaching them while not alienating them from the game

 

[ArnoldArmChewer]

I agree with you education of new and not so new players is very necessary, however your first post seemed to advocate the abandonment of good etiquette in an attempt to attract players,

 

[HomerJSimpson]

I agree with you education of new and not so new players is very necessary, however your first post seemed to advocate the abandonment of good etiquette in an attempt to attract players,

Not at all but by the same token seeing someone clearly new to the game not raking a bunker or repairing a pitch mark shouldn't automatically invoke the tut tut attitude I know is prevalent amongst a lot of club members everywhere. Many forget they were new to golf once. It's something I have an issue with when older golfers take junior members for task for what seem minor offences (shirt untucked on the putting green) when a quiet word to the wise would be far better received and have a longer lasting effect

 

[Deleted member 1418]

I thought LP's etiquette in Kent was disgraceful - leaving the pub before closing time was totally unacceptable :whoo:

 

[richart]

I thought LP's etiquette in Kent was disgraceful - leaving the pub before closing time was totally unacceptable :whoo:

and locking his mate out of the hotel, and then going to asleep. I could have frozen to death, and would he have cared ?

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

How could LP omit observance of the HNSP when others are teeing off - tut LP - how remiss of you

 

[Captainron]

Didn't Lee Trevino advocate getting a golf licence. So in effect you would need a few lessons to be competent to hit the fairways. This included the basics on etiquette. Sounds a good plan but it would put a few people off because it could be seen as a massive barrier. Food for thought

 

[Tashyboy]

Last week at our place and today at Lindrick the pitch marks I repaired nearly put my back out. If there is one thing that rubs me up its not repairing your damage.

 

[SugarPenguin]

Not everybody knows the rules but everybody should know etiquette.

Homers post was interesting however I don't want the game to grow if it's full of hooligans who don't respect courses or the game

 

[selwood90]

Not repairing pitch marks or even repairing them the wrong way drives me nutty. Followed a 4 ball the other day, and on nearly every single green they had left minimum 3 pitch marks behind. These guys had all the gear, probably a grands worth of stuff per bag. So my assumption is they knew exactly what they were doing. Yet these are the people that are quick to moan if the greens arnt top notch in summer etc. Team of green keepers work extremely hard to keep places in good nick and there's a small handful of people out there that are quite happy to blatantly disregard the most basic of rules. Not on at all

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

I'll add 'rakes'. Where the club makes clear where and how it would like rakes positioned in bunkers it is the duty of all players to make sure that these guidelines are adhered to. And this means that when I leave a green and I spot any rakes not positioned in accordance with these guidelines it is my responsibility to sort them right there and then.