Pace of Play Hints

• New golfers or high handicap players should use the forward tees.

• Minimize practice swings.

• Put a ball mark repair tool, two ball makers and tees into your pocket at the first tee.

• Take the divot bottle that is on the cart, to your next shot so that you do not have to go backfor it after the shot.

• Carry a spare ball in your pocket so that you do not have to go back to your bag when you needto hit a provisional ball.

• Take more than one club to your next shot.

• If you are the cart driver, drop off your passenger at their ball before proceeding to your ownball.

• If you are the passenger, take more than one club to your shot and proceed down the fairwayafter your shot. Do not wait for the driver to pick you up.

• When in doubt hit a provisional ball. Eliminate the need to go back to where you hit your lastshot.

• If not in a tournament, play balls that are out of bounds, lost etc. under the lateral waterhazard rule.

• Limit your search for a lost ball to three minutes.

• If your next shot is with your pitching wedge or sand wedge, automatically take your putterwith you.

• Leave golf bags at a point beside the green that is en route to the next tee.

• Park golf carts to the side or behind the green so that when you finish putting you will bemoving away from the field of play and towards the next tee.

• Study your line of putt while others are putting.

• Continue putting until your ball is holed.

• If you are the first in the cup, pick up the flagstick so that you can replace it after the lastperson has putted out.

• Mark scorecards on the next tee box, not on or next to the putting green.

• On par 3’s, players who cannot reach the green should hit when ready.

• Always keep up with the group ahead of you.