1. Try to arrive at least 30 minutes prior to tee time
2. Late arrival may force staff to assign a different tee time
3. Drop off bag at appropriate location
4. Check in with golf shop
5. Follow proper dress code
6. Silence cell phones or leave them behind

1. Secure clubs on golf car
2. Check to make sure you have what you need:
   balls, tees, repair tool, sunscreen, water, etc.
3. Make sure divot-mix bottles are full
   so you can repair divots
4. Identify your balls for the round
5. Check you have no more than 14 clubs
6. Review car operation
7. Agree with your group to play ready golf
8. If allowed, alcohol only in moderation
9. Dispose of tobacco products properly

1. Stretch take time to warm up
2. Before your round visit the driving range,
   putting green and chipping green (if one is available)
3. Don’t overdo it, a brief warm-up, save it for the course
4. Be courteous of others
5. On putting green don’t walk in others line,
   move from cup so that others can use, keep voices
   low and be aware of where others are using facility

1. Follow and understand the rules of Ready Golf
2. Be prepared to hit your shot when it is your turn
3. Ready golf helps maintain pace of play
4. Use the club’s pace of play card
5. Try to keep 18 holes under 4 hours
6. If need be, speed up, skip a hole or
   let others play through

1. Agree to Play Ready Golf
2. Collect your group 15 min before tee time
3. Check in with the starter to be informed of
   status of course
4. Give foursomes priority- smaller groups may
   be paired to make a foursome
5. Select partners and decide handicaps

1. Approach the tee after the previous group is clear
2. Park golf car on path not on turf
3. Walkers place bags outside tee area
4. Select a tee that matches your skill index -
   the designers take this into account when they
   design the course and placement of tees.
5. Wait until the drive zone is clear ahead
6. Remain quiet and out of players
   eye line when they are hitting
7. Be prepared when it is your turn to hit.
   Visualize your shot while you wait your turn
8. Watch where balls land, for yourself and others.

1. Clean up trash: tees, cigarette butts, liter etc.,
   tees damage mowers
2. Fill in your divot and those of others when time
   allows, helps keep tee area level
3. Use separate sand/seed mixture if available for tee area
4. Overfill divots, mowers will level the divots

1. Know the rules of “Ready Golf”, to keep up Pace of Play
2. Learn to move efficiently down the fairway,
   Diagram of how to play Ready Golf
3. Pay attention and be ready to hit when your turn
   comes, hit within 30 seconds of your turn,
   so playing companions aren’t waiting on you
4. Carry enough clubs to hit your next shot, remember
   to try and walk to your next shot rather than having
   to return to your car
5. Understand car path only pace of play issues,
   diagram details pace of play issues when using car path only
6. Be prepared to hit a provisional ball if necessary,
   keep extra ball in your pocket
7. Know how to play in case of a staked tree or out of bounds
8. Always let faster groups play through, or speed up play

1. Out of bounds, using a provisional ball at tee or
   where you hit, to avoid going back
2. Water hazards, understand where to drop
3. Staked tree and relief from
4. Know USGA rules that allow you understand what is next
5. Know local rules, check with starter
6. Keep the pace with simple tips, like where to park the car
7. Govern your own play and move along

1. Fill your divots (overfill), check bottles at the turn
2. Fill other divots, walkers don’t carry fill, do what you can
3. Understand where to drive the golf car -
   Avoid damage to the course
4. Follow the ninety degree rule with your car or
   car path only rules.
5. Leave passing room on path for other cars
6. Be respectful of work crews, look for roped areas or other
   areas on the course under repair
7. Have pride and respect for the your course

1. Plan your shot as you approach, notice such things as
   the slope of the area, drainage patterns, help
   prepare for your next shot
2. Take enough clubs to finish the hole, when dropped
   off short of the hole
3. Park near the next tee
4. Finish putting whenever possible, avoid marking ball
   when possible. Be aware of other’s ball line
5. Check for everyone that all clubs are picked up
6. Prepare for your shot when waiting for others

1. Farthest from the hole plays first, be prepared
2. Mark and pick up your ball if it is in the putt line of other’s
3. Plan your shot while waiting
4. Closest to hole should tend the pin or remove
5. When tending be prepared to lift flag from cup when
   ball approaches. Hold flag so it doesn’t flap in wind and
   keep your shadow out of line of play. Stay Still
6. Do not walk on another’s putt line
7. Fix as many ball marks as possible and do it properly
8. Remain quiet
9. Move directly to next tee when finished
10. If you are behind don’t worry about order of play

1. Never drive closer than 60 feet from a green
2. Never drive or park on the green apron or near bunkers
3. Enter and exit the bunker from the low side, hard to
   exit from high side without damage
4. Try not to drag feet so as to diminish spike marks
5. Take clubs and rake into the bunker
6. Do not test sand with club or hands, it is a penalty
7. Retrace your steps out of the bunker raking as you go
8. Repair ball marks on the green with ball mark repair
   tool, fix others if time allows
9. Damp down spike marks when you are finished, not before
   you are finished or it is a penalty

1. Don’t linger at the last green, move on to the
   club and allow the next group play on
2. Know the dress code for the grill area
3. Know the hours of operation
4. Stay in appropriate après golf areas
5. Know the designated smoking areas
6. Return car to the proper area
7. Check to make sure you have all of your clubs and
   that everything is out of the car.

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