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Before leaving a bunker, a player should carefully fill up and smooth over all holes and footprints, and then leave the rake with the handle pointing toward the tee of the hole being played.
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Always enter the bunker at the lowest point. This will damage the bunkers less, and reduce the risk of injury to yourself
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Pull the rake toward you as you exit the bunker backwards. Smooth the pitch mark and the foot marks you have made.
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If required rake other affected areas.
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Do not pile sand at the edge of the bunker, push excess sand back into the bunker evenly.
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Always leave the rake in the flat of the bunker with the handle pointing toward the tee of the hole being played. Do not leave the handle hanging out of the bunker.
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Leave the bunker how you would like to play it. |
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Repairing Pitch Marks
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Look for a golf ball mark on the green near your ball. This would be where the ball landed.
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Use a ball mark repair tool to fix the divot left from the ball.
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Insert the ball repair tool into the outer edge of the ball divot, with the prongs angled at 45 degrees. Gently work the turf up and back into place by gently pushing up and forward.
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Repeat this step around the entire ball mark as necessary.
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Pat down the ball mark with a putter, until the mark is as smooth as the rest of the putting surface.
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Continue on with your game knowing you have helped take care of our greens |
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Repairing Divots
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Yes, that's a divot all right. the golfer's iron has sliced off the top layer of turf, exposing the sod (soil) underneath. This happens because irons are designed to strike the ball on a descending path, meaning that they continue downward and into the ground after making contact with the ball.
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All players are to carry sand. Sand buckets are on the cart, or if you are walking you must pick up a sand bucket before you tee off the first or tenth tee's.
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Take the container of sand and simply pour the sand, or sand/seed mix, into the divot. Pour enough to fill the divot, or take enough sand out of the bucket to fill the divot.
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Once you've filled the divot, use your foot to smooth over and tamp down the sand. And you're done! Such a simple thing to do, yet it helps the golf course heal. |
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The Flag Stick
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There are two components to handling the flag, one is about etiquette and speed of play, the other is the care of the cup and the green.
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As the players reach the green, each marks his/her own ball. The player whose ball is closest to the flag (or pin) usually tends the flag while the others putt. Check with the player who is furthest away on whether they want the flag tended or out.
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Make sure your shadow does not fall across the hole or the path where the ball will travel. Make sure you aren't stepping on anyone's line.
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If you are tending the flag, as a ball approaches the hole, pull the flag out. It is a penalty for the putter if his/her ball touches the flag (in the hole or laying on the green).
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When you have taken the flag out of the hole, don't drop the flagstick on the putting surface as it will cause damage.
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Always lower the flagstick by club or by hand, or pass it to another player
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After the last person putts, replace the flag back into the hole, avoiding damage to the surrounds of the cup, by placing the stick in the centre of the cup, making sure the flag is standing upright and not leaning. |
