With October in full swing, now is a wonderful time to play golf in all 50 states. Enjoying within the month of autumn is commonly the perfect time of the 12 months to take action, whether or not you’re in New England, South Florida, or California. The climate is cooler, and the foliage—in some locales—is undefeated. So, after revisiting the 10 issues all golfers ought to do throughout a spherical, we wish to listing 10 errors all golfers ought to keep away from each time they play:
10. By no means go away your cart in entrance of inexperienced; all the time in direction of again or close to subsequent tee
You must park your cart on the closest level between the inexperienced and the subsequent tee. That time also needs to be behind the inexperienced, so you aren’t strolling in direction of the green you simply performed, additional delaying the group behind you. Cart etiquette is essential, however so is utilizing widespread sense.
9. Talking of carts, hold them 30 toes away from greens and tees
You must by no means deliver your cart near the inexperienced until you have got a medical situation forbidding you from strolling a substantial distance.
The identical will be mentioned for teeing areas.
8. No must take greater than three apply swings
The tempo of play on a course is essential. And no, you aren’t on the PGA Tour. So don’t take greater than three apply swings and waste everybody’s time, together with yours.
I often take two to get in a rhythm, then swing away.
7. Don’t arrive lower than 20 minutes earlier than tee time
Scrambling to the primary tee in a dizzying hurry is horrible, but it surely angers the professional store employees, too. Be there on time so you may ease into your spherical and have a correct warmup.
6. Don’t skip out on the placing inexperienced beforehand
You’ll have extra strokes on the inexperienced than anyplace else. It’s important to get the pace of the greens down beforehand so that you don’t make a multitude of issues over the primary couple of holes.
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5. Missed ball marks injury greens
Repair your ball marks.
Repair your ball marks.
Repair your ball marks.
No one desires to play on broken greens, and no person desires a great putt disrupted by a bump.
4. Don’t place wedges/golf equipment in tough
Each golfer has made the error of leaving a membership behind sooner or later.
When you deliver your wedge or brief iron to a inexperienced, put it on the inexperienced or fringe—someplace simply seen. I often place golf equipment subsequent to the flagstick—a great reminder to not neglect them, too.
3. Change divots, repair ball marks
Deal with the golf course like your individual dwelling.
Change divots and use dust combine if obtainable. And all the time, all the time restore your ball marks on the greens. Repair one other one, too. A course’s most respected property are the greens—deal with them.
2. The five-minute rule
If it’s worthwhile to take greater than 5 minutes on the lookout for a golf ball, it’s clearly not within the spot you assume it’s—or it’s buried within the tough the place you’d battle to hack it out.
Take a drop and transfer on.
1. Don’t be too arduous on your self
It’s a irritating sport that even angers Tiger Woods, Scottie Scheffler, and Bryson DeChambeau. Have enjoyable.
Jack Milko is a golf employees author for SB Nation’s Enjoying Via. Make sure you try @_PlayingThrough for extra golf protection. You may comply with him on Twitter @jack_milko as nicely.
