| Not speaking when your playing partner is in the | | | | behind the players in front, be it through looking for a |
| process of hitting a shot is an essential part of golf, | | | | lost ball or simply because you are less proficient at |
| as is not shuffling about on the tee when someone is | | | | the game, then the match behind should be invited to |
| about to play. The most common breach of | | | | pass. Start to read the line of your putt while your |
| etiquette, though, is players taking too long to play | | | | partner plays their shot. |
| the game. Do not let your shadow fall across the line | | | | Always make sure the group in front is out of range. |
| of your partner's putt. Do not throw your club in | | | | A very rough rule of thumb here is to play when |
| disgust after a bad shot. Stand still when players on | | | | they have completed their second shots and have |
| an adjacent fairway or green are playing a shot. | | | | started walking. But in any case you will quickly grasp |
| If you are playing with two or three other players, | | | | how far you can hit the ball, so do not play until they |
| you should wave through any group of two players, | | | | have gone beyond what would be the bounds of |
| or two balls to give it the golfing terms, which are | | | | your best drive. Always rake a bunker once you |
| playing behind. Thus you will help to keep the traffic | | | | have played your shot so that the next person who |
| moving. Additionally, if your group falls one clear hole | | | | finds the sand will have a decent lie. |