Etiquette and Safety

Golfing Etiquette

1. If there is any possibility a ball has been lost, a provisional ball should be played immediately.

2. Players should play at all times without delay. Matches searching for a ball should signal the players behind them to pass as soon as it becomes apparent that the ball will not easily be found. They should not search 5 minutes before doing so. Players who call through another match should not continue to play until the players called through are out of range.

3. Further points of etiquette are set out in the Rules of Golf.

Safety Notice

The Occupational Health, Safety and Welfare Act requires the employer to maintain a safe working environment.

This Club has adopted safe working practices and the Committee requests all players to note the following procedures to prevent injury to staff from golf balls.

Greens Maintenance

If a green is being worked upon by staff, and the pin is not in the hole, players are not to hit to the green until the flag is replaced.

Other Situations

In all other situations players must receive acknowledgement from the groundstaff who are in range before playing a shot and generally to take such other reasonable precautions as would be necessary in the circumstances to ensure safety to all persons.

Failure to comply with the above procedures could result in the Club being prosecuted under the Occupational Health, Safety and Welfare Act.