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Golf Etiquette - Speeding Up Play

July 4, 2007 | under Golf Etiquette |

I believe most of us have come across slow play either within our own flight or golfers in the flight in front.  And we may be the culprit sometimes.  Well, no one is perfect.

However, if each one of us do our part and keep up the pace of play, golf can be an enjoyable game for everyone.

Speeding up play need not be running to your ball or rushing through your swing process.  It should not be messing up with your game.  By being more conscious of the surrounding and etiquette can help speed up play.

A very common cause of slow play is golfer teeing off from the wrong tee.  If you are high handicapper, do not play off the blue or championship tee.  Firstly, this will definitely not help in your score as a result of more strokes required to reach the green.  And thus, extra time required for the hole.

Golf is a social game and we all love to play and chat with our golf buddies along the way.  Doing it wrongly can slow play and of course, doing it right can help keep the game pace.  If you and your buddies are walking towards the balls after teeing off from the tee box, each of you should walk towards your respective balls and get ready to hit the ball when it is your turn.  Do not walk in a group to the first ball, wait for the first player to hit, then move in group to the next ball.  This will slow down play alot.

If you are on a buggy course, then it would be wise to drop the first player off at his ball and come pick him up later after your shot.  Also, if you are on a track only buggy course, remember to take additional clubs if you are not sure of the yardage.  This will prevent the incident when you have to run back to the buggy for additional clubs only to realise you have the wrong clubs on hand.

If off the tee, you think that your ball has a chance of being hit out of bounds, take a provisional shot.

Don’t spend too much time looking for lost balls.  If you have spent more than a minute looking for your lost ball, that is too long… unless it is an empty course and no one is playing behind your flight.  Otherwise, forget about the ball, drop another ball and move on.  If someone your flight is looking for his ball, the other players in the flight can continue with their shots.  A lot of time will be wasted in instances where the whole flight go looking for one lost ball.

The above pointers are not meant to spoil the fun of the game but to ensure that by everyone maintaining the pace of the golf game, everyone will have a good time.

Have a good and enjoyable game…

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