| Many of us recall old movie images of golfers in plaid | | | | bring 1 onto the course for emergencies, keep it turned |
| pants, sweater vests, billed caps, and other | | | | off. |
| stereotypical apparel of golfing lore. While clothing on | | | | When you're on the course, you'll need to understand |
| golf courses has changed over the years, proper golf | | | | how the other golfers in your group want to play. |
| apparel is still expected. And the greater the prestige | | | | Some let the best score tee off on the next hole, while |
| of the golf club, the greater the expectation you will | | | | others let whoever is ready tee off first. You can |
| abide by their dress code. | | | | offend players by not following their rules, even if their |
| Most clubs and courses, even the public ones, require | | | | rules are, from your perspective, wrong. |
| that golfers follow a dress code. The most common | | | | Time-Honored Conventions Make Golfing Unique |
| rule is the collared shirt. Many courses require long | | | | An obsession with quiet is another characteristic for |
| pants, not jeans, and golf shoes. | | | | which golfers are known. Like most traditions, this one |
| 5 Minutes Early Is Late | | | | is based on necessity. When your object is to hit a |
| When it comes to actually starting your game, the | | | | small object with a long pole, you need all of your |
| primary rule of etiquette is to show up on schedule for | | | | concentration. Even when golfing with friends, respect |
| your tee time. That means you will have already done | | | | the fundamental rule of keeping quiet during shots, and |
| everything else in preparation for the start of the golf | | | | standing out of the direct line of vision. |
| game. You'll need time to park your car, warm up, | | | | Today's golfing rules of etiquette can seem archaic -- |
| practice, buy balls, change, and pick up a cart. Being | | | | a throwback to days of old. They harken back to a |
| early is a matter of consideration for others. | | | | slower paced time when consideration for others was |
| Leave Cell Phones In The Real World | | | | perhaps easier. In the 21st century, golfing provides us |
| The exclusion of cell phones from golf apparel is | | | | a time away from the bustle of everyday living. |
| another common courtesy on the links. Cell phones | | | | Though golf is highly competitive, it is, nonetheless, a |
| should be left in your car or locker. If you do need to | | | | gentleman's -- and gentlewoman's -- game. |