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Course Care and Safety
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Golf courses
are there to be enjoyed by all golfers, hence part of your responsibility
is also taking care of the course while you are on it. If you are
using a golf cart, always observe the posted cart rules. Even better,
a good idea is to keep the cart on the cart paths at all times, in
order to minimize damage to the green. Never drive a golf cart close
to or through a hazard (bunkers, ponds, etc.) or within 50 yards of
a putting green.
Always repair your ballmarks (also known as pitch marks). Ballmarks
are indentations sometimes made in the putting green when a ball thumps
to the surface.
Always repair your divots in the fairway. Divots are the scrapes or
chunks of green sliced off (or dug up) by iron shots. Repairing a
divot usually means picking up the sod that you've chopped up and
placing it back to fill the void; but it could also mean pouring sand
or seed into the spot of the divot, depending on course managers preference.
If sand or seed are provided by the course (usually in a container
within/on the golf cart), then that's what they most probably want
you to do.
Always rake sand bunkers after you've hit your shot to smooth out
the sand, making sure that other golfers don't have to play out of
your footprints. (another basic rule to remember is that, when in
a bunker, you are not allowed to ground the club; meaning, your club
must not touch the sand except in the process of making the stroke)
And always be aware of other golfers on the course, especially during
your swing! Golf clubs can do serious damage if they strike another
golfer, and so can golf balls - especially at close range. Having
that said, don't play your shot until the group ahead is out of range.
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