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Learning the Rules of Golf

Golf is perhaps the most famous sport associated directly with a brand of etiquette all its own. Drawing a lot of its players from the so-called upper classes, golf has a great appeal with the players within it because of a sort of unspoken code between the players that etiquette is one of the "rules" of the game. There are many subtle hints towards etiquette that we can see in the world of golf if we look, but what really drives the players is still the desire to win.

Why does golf have so many etiquette rules? Most of the rules of etiquette surrounding the game of golf lend to the prestige of the game. The rules keep players and courses safe, and keep the pace of the game steady. Most golfers learn the rules of etiquette as they play the game, but newbies can do well to know a little of the unwritten rules of golf before beginning the sport.

There are a lot of rules in golf that are quite obvious, such as general politeness. You do not want to charge ahead of a player while they are lining up a put and it is certainly far from ideal to run your golf cart through their area of play. Of course, a lot of the rules of golf also depend on who you are playing with and how much levity there is for general goofing off on the course.