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Originally Posted by Dr Winston O Boogie jr
The OP is not talking about USGA rules. He’s talking about simply being considerate of other people.
Another one is when you’re finished with your round don’t stand next to the green adding up your score, putting your tees and balls away or doing who knows what. Move your cart away from the green so that those behind you can play.
It’s really pretty simple. Play without delay, leave the course in better condition than you found it and don’t disturb others when they are playing.
Again, these are not rules, they simply courtesy.
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I am happy to see the preceding suggestions for more courteous play. The comments above address one of the more aggravating scenarios, which I observe very often here (especially when I have some other fun activity I'd like to do right after playing golf & wish everyone could play a little faster). When your group has finished a hole move on immediately - you will have time while waiting on the next tee to replace/rearrange gear in your bag or discuss how well you just played that hole. I know there are many very new golfers here, & etiquette mistakes are going to happen. Good golf manners are pretty simple: try to be thoughtful of other players, apologize if you realize you inadvertently just did something really annoying, keep the pace of play, repair your ball marks, rake your bunkers, thank our staff & enjoy being here.