Etiquette

Slow play is a constant problem and players are reminded of their responsibility to others. A two-stroke penalty or disqualification can be applied in competition play. Slow play can be avoided by observing the following suggestions:

1. Keep up with the group in front.

2. Move briskly between shots and do not delay when it is your turn to play.

3. Players should always show consideration for other players on the course by not moving, talking or making noise whilst other players are about to play. More information is on page 27 of the Rules of Golf.

4. Do not walk ahead of someone still to play but select your club before it is your turn to play. On the putting green, repair your pitch mark and study the line of your putt before it is your turn to play.

5. Finish putting out without standing on the line of other players.

6. Do not take your buggy across the green.

7. Pull the bag of the last player on the tee forward immediately after the player has played his shot.

8. Play a provisional ball if it is likely that your ball may be hard to find in the rough or trees. Assist other players by watching their shots.

9. Following players MUST be called through if you fall one hole behind the group in front.

10. Call following players through if they are waiting and your ball is not immediately found. You may search for your ball for 3 minutes.

11. Players who call through another match should not resume play until the players called through are safely out of range.

12. Never mark your card when it is your turn to play and do not hold up play by marking your card on the green.

13. Enter and leave bunkers at their low part and walk directly to your ball via the flat portion of the bunker. Smooth or rake all marks in a bunker and leave the rake in the centre parallel with the line of play.

14. All players must carry a sand bucket or dispenser and place sand in divot marks.