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Pace of Play

• Before walking to your ball, anticipate your lie and situation, bring an extra club to ensure you are prepared.
• While others are hitting, plan your shot and be ready to hit when it’s your turn.
• Record your score on the next tee, not on the green that you just finished playing.
• Always keep an eye on your ball and your partner’s ball.
• Identify a landscape marker to help you remember where yours or your partner’s ball landed.
• If you think your ball may be lost, hit a provisional ball; avoid looking for your ball, identifying it lost, and having to go back to hit another ball.
• A good way to judge your pace of play, is to stay in pace with the group ahead of you. If they are not in sight and the group behind you is waiting, it’s time to pick up your group’s pace.
•  If the group behind you is a smaller group, and your group is lagging, allow the group behind to play through. It’s then your job to keep pace with that group.
• Be aware of delays on the green. If your shot is within “making” distance, ask your fellow players if you can putt out. This will eliminate unnecessary delays to remark your ball. If you do putt out, be sure not to stand in any other players putting line.
• When playing a casual round of golf, if your strokes exceed double the par value for that hole, pick up your ball to keep the group moving.