[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by collie1228

My Dad, God rest his soul, started teaching me golf etiquette when I was about 8 years old. He made it clear that proper etiquette was more important than score. There were several basic, easy to follow rules, most of which were beneficial to the group folowing yours. One, keep up the pace of play; two, replace divots (but in FL were the divots won't grow again, presents a problem); three, fix all ball marks on the green, and; four, always, without exception, rake the sand trap. There were other intructions, like never speak when another player is putting or hitting, etc. But raking the sand was one of the basic rules. He made me aware of the importance of those rules about 50 years ago, and I'm still making darned sure that nobody behind me is ever inconvenience by anything I do. It's not hard, but it makes everyone's experience better. Thanks Dad. Bottom Line: Rake the traps!

Right. Right. Right. And don't walk in my putting line.

I am afraid that those ladies who posed the question were rookies.