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Golf Course Outline
(Please keep in your Golf Bag)


Tee
  1. Equipment Scorecard/pencil (record scores from previous hole) balls hand full of tees ball marker in pocket
  2. Where to place bag - off teeing area
  3. Where to stand - to right of tee outside tee blocks
  4. Be ready before it's your turn
  5. "Honors" - player with lowest score goes first (or whoever is ready)
  6. Be courteous - do not talk when other players are hitting
  7. Tee ball up within teeing ground behind tee blocks
  8. Swing safely always
  9. Watch ball until it stops rolling (you are responsible)
  10. "FORE" - warning to other players
  11. No mulligans - which means a second chance on a shot
Fairway
  1. Get to ball as quickly and safely as possible
  2. Ball furthest from green ("away") goes first Others prepare for their shot
  3. Select club and be ready before it's your turn
  4. Place bag near your shot
  5. One Practice Swing - Remember, swing safely always
  6. "FORE" - warning
  7. Always replace divots
  8. Temper control - Never throw a club
  9. Always rake fairway traps; leave bag outside trap
  10. PATIENCE - wait until it's clear to hit
Green
  1. Place bag on side of green on the way to the next hole
  2. Fix ball marks
  3. Mark ball correctly with marker when your ball is in another's visual line when you clean ball
  4. Observe other balls on green check and walk around others "line of putt" watch shadows across "line of putt"
  5. Stand away from players who are putting
  6. Flag must be out or attended when on putting green
  7. ATTENDING FLAGSTICK closest ball pulls or tends flag watch shadows flag stick - how to hold, where to stand, how to take out of cup where to place flag stick
  8. After ball goes into hole, take ball out
  9. Repair spike marks when leaving green
  10. Always be courteous and quiet when others are putting




Golf Talk

Back spin: When the ball hits the green and spins back towards the player.

Birdie: Score of one under par on a hole.

Chip: Very short, low-flying shot to green.

Divot: Turf displaced by clubhead during swing.

Fade: Shot that curves gently from left to right.

Lay-up: Conservatively played shot to avoid possible trouble.


Etiquette Test
As of August 2001, over 1,055 junior golfers have completed their Etiquette tests. If you are on a golf team, your golf coach can give you the test…just call the office (625-1555) and we will mail the test outline to you. Remember, in order to participate in our tournaments, you must pass the etiquette test.


Post Office Box 4548       Carmel, California 93921      831-625-1555