PACE OF PLAY
It's Everyone's Responsibility
Support the league by encouraging all members to keep a standard pace of play to be respectful of those you are playing with along with other groups on the course.
MINIMUM EXPECTATIONS
Although our women’s league is relaxed and casual, we do uphold the importance of keeping pace of play.
Golf is more enjoyable for everyone when this standard pace is adhered to.
It is everyone's responsibility to pay attention to how much time they are taking that impacts the length of their round.
When there is an issue of pace, discuss it early and respectfully.
Ready Golf
Don't wait for others. Get to your ball as quickly as possible, prepare for your shot, and hit once ready.
Target 9-Hole Time
With 4 players a 9-hole round should not exceed 2 hours and 15 minutes. The time should be adjusted if the group is less than 4.
Corrective Action
If your group gets more than half a hole behind the group in front of you, take action to close the gap.
THE BASICS OF READY GOLF
Ready golf is an unwritten rule and etiquette practice where golfers play out of turn--instead of waiting strictly for the player farthest from the hole--to speed up the pace of play.
Watch your ball: Be sure to pay attention to where you hit your ball so you can find it easily. Take note of a landmark near where it landed so you can go directly to it.
Play when ready: Hit your shot as soon as you are safely prepared, even if someone else is slightly farther from the hole.
Prepare ahead: Walk directly to your own ball, choose your club, and plan your shot while others are getting ready or hitting.
Shorter hitters go first: If a shorter hitter is ready and a longer hitter is still walking or searching for a club, the ready player hits first.
Continuous putting: Putt out short distances rather than marking and waiting if it does not step in another player's line.
TAKE CORRECTIVE ACTION.
If you notice a gap between you and the group in front of you, take corrective action. This may include:
Limit pre-shot routines and second reads.
Each player looks for her own ball. Everyone else, play your shots first.
Continuous putting: When practical and not on another player’s line, players are encouraged to finish out.
Picking up your ball when you miss or hit short.
Keep your strokes to no more than triple bogeys (3 over par) per hole.
Play in a scramble style to take your ball to match another player's when they have a better shot.
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