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The time to prepare for the stroke is no more than 40 seconds. During the practice round, if your group goes with a delay, apply the stableford rule: if on the par 3 you made 6 strokes and did not finish the hole – lift the ball, respectively on the par 4 – 7 strokes, and on the par 5 – 8 strokes.
Always stick to the group in front – your job is to keep up; ignore the group behind you.
If there is an empty hole in front of you and you are holding up the group coming behind you, or you are holding up the group behind you in conditions where there is no group in front of you, suggest that the group come forward.
On the tee:
Play from the tee area that is appropriate for your level.
Men in the 23-28 handicap group at all club tournaments (unless otherwise stipulated) play from the silver tees.
Always introduce a temporary ball if your ball is likely to be lost out of the water or out of bounds.
If your balls often fly into the woods, always have a spare ball with you (in your pocket, for example).
Set up a bag near the tee court so that there is a quick way to change clubs or play a temporary ball.
On the fairway:
Move around the field between shots at a brisk pace.
Determine the distance to the flag, select your club, put on your glove, without waiting for your turn to play.
If you play a friendly game and your ball, for example, ended up in the woods, do not spend more than 2-3 minutes looking for the ball.
Don’t ask your partners to help you look for your lost ball if the next group is behind you. Your partners should hit first and then start searching.
In Stableford, the following procedure applies to a group one hole or more behind the group in front of you:
First fixing a gap of a whole hole or more – warning to reduce the gap for the next hole and possible penalties; if the gap is not reduced during play of the next hole – second warning and informing of further penalties; if the gap is not reduced during play of the next hole – at its conclusion all players in the group are announced that they must go the next hole without play and continue play through one hole.
On the Green:
When you reach the green, leave your bags so that you can leave the green faster and move to the next tee box.
When playing to a score, on the green, it is strictly recommended that you play short patches without marking the ball (or marking it briefly just to clear and level it). Although playing out of turn violates Rule 10-2b, this deviation from the Rules is not penalized. Because this practice contributes to speeding up the passing of the field, i.e., it is actually a show of respect for the other players on the field, it is welcomed and is universally used (see Decision 10-2b/1).
Exceptions:
- If player 1 steps on the other players’ punt line on the second punt;
- If the ball stops far from the hole after the first putt.
- Evaluate your patch line at the same time as the other players in the group do and when it is your turn to make the patch, you need to step up to the ball and make the patch.
- Don’t mark short patts – finish them if you are sure.
- After you have finished playing the hole, leave the green immediately so that the group following you can continue playing. Make notes on the scorecard on the next tee.
