Golf Beginners FAQ - Golf Etiquette

Golf etiquette is a set of rules - both written and unwritten - that governs behavior on a golf course. Most simply put, golf etiquette is good manners - being considerate of the golfers you are playing with and other golfers on the course.

The guidelines of golf etiquette are designed to keep golf enjoyable for everyone on the course by making sure that golfers keep moving (preventing the rounds from becoming interminably long), that everyone remains safe, and that golfers are good stewards of the course. And that players are, simply, nice to each other - no gamesmanship, no deliberate or inadvertent interference with another player's game.

For a more in-depth explanation of golf etiquette, read this Golf Etiquette Primer.

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