the top five unwritten golf rules that everyone follows or at least they should number one and it’s a non-negotiable never give swing advice unless the partner you’re playing with is in tears asking you for help let them suffer in silence they do not care what you have to say number two breakfast balls are legal on the first te there is zero judgment we all need them number three don’t talk during somebody’s back swing it’s sacred it’s basic there are so many opportunities to have conversation on the course during someone’s swing is not one of them number four don’t walk in somebody’s line on the green it’s not that big of a deal but if somebody is reading a putt and you are walking all through their line it’s just disrespectful number five you must say good ball if your partner hits a drive straight down the middle of the fairway good ball if he’s in the trees and he punches out into the fairway good ball if he has an iron in his hand and he hits the green even if he’s 120 feet away good ball there are a thousand unwritten rules in the game of golf so let me know if there are any that you follow that I left
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None of the rules you mention are "unwritten", they are written and administered by The R&A'.
I used to say good ball to the guys I golf with. Rather than respond with a thank you or I appreciate it, they say yep. I no longer say good ball to them because they don't deserve it. LOL
walking through somebody's line is more than just affecting the "read". Your footprint can alter the green surface similar to a pit mark.
rule 6 – "Ready golf" is mandatory for casual rounds
Always talk during someone’s back swing
#6 if you do not hit your drive past the reds you absolutely must do what it required
If you shoot 90+ dont take forever to swing, youre awful, what is the hesitation for, playing fast will cut out 3 strokes and you’ll card a 95, a 98 is equal to a 95, trust me
If a ball goes into the bunker, you have to say "Bunker!" out loud
Rule 7- always say "it opens up over there"
I have a tweak to rule 3. If you're all talking, keep talking. If you're silent, stay silent. Don't change that when he addresses
Whenever someone farts you say "nice out"
Never slow down the group in front of you. Always let them play first if they are on you hole or you are on theirs.
#1. If you’re not drinking alcohol while we’re playing then stay home!! 😂
Here’s another one. If you or anyone you are playing with doesn’t hit it past the womans tee then you have to play the rest of that hole with your pants down. If the ball somehow goes backwards then the underwear are coming off. Aaannyway I got banned from my home course for indecent exposure and am looking for a new course and group to play with. Any takers? I’m probably about a +16 right now……………….,,
😂😂
Don’t stand directly behind someone when they’re hitting.
I need the advice. I'm a bad golfer. lol
Don’t stand in someone’s view when putting it drives me nuts
When your buddy hits one down the middle it’s “purinaciaoed”
No posing
No club twirls
Play it down
Don’t cheat
Hurry the F*%# up
Unsolicited advice is the worst, and it almost always comes from players with a higher handicap.
Number 6 don’t have hair just on the bottom of your chin
If they leave it short gotta say “what are ya hitting eggs?”
Not giving swing advice should be the first 5 rules! Especially, someone just as bad as you! 😂
No extra tee shots if there is a group waiting behind you. Take the distance and drop where you went out. Don’t make us wait all day
No "inside the leather it's good". Not when I'm in your group.
Suck faster when you’re bad at the game.
Don't spend more than a couple of minutes looking for a lost ball. If you and your friends can't find it in couple of minutes, drop another one and keep playing.
Good ones 😎👍
Always give a quick hand helping look for a wayward ball. But keep moving. Pace of play is respect.
Breakfast balls..boo and #5, nope. Only good shots get praise!
I will kind of disagree with the first one, I play off 13 and partner I was playing with on Fri plays off 5, I was struggling couple tees with driver and he told me I'm coming right across it, little bit advise and I went on to shott 2 over through 13 holes
If you are new to golf and dont know how to putt, don't try reading the green from all sides high and low! Plus everything within two feet is a gimme unless it's for money!
If you hit a bomb down the center of a blind fairway and can't find your ball when you get there. Drop for no penalty, everyone saw it go straight
Number 6. If your soloing into a group thats all riding, ride.
#6 don’t shadow the hole when someone is putting
Round of drinks if you make a hole in one, fix your divots, keep shadows out of players shots, if you putt in first get the pin, always have extra tees for the person that forgot, and that doesn’t include an e tire video on golf cart unwritten rules
Breakfast balls I disagree with if you’re going that route play 1 mulligan instead. If I don’t need a breakfast ball on the first tee and you do I should get a mulligan later.
Fix divots, keep an eye on your partner's ball that is flying towards the trees and help him find it, automatic free drops no closer to the hole from hardpan or rocky dirt and no marking your ball from 2 feet an in-just putt it out.
Rule 1 is a good general rule but it depends. Buddy of mine kept aiming miles right, so after 3 times of seeing him hit straight into the trees despite a decent shot, I had to give him advice. He thanked me.
Just write me off that first rule , i will not comment on your swing , but plz if you se what i do to fck up just tell me
Never touch someone’s ball unless they say you can
If you’re a good golfer, play fast.. if you’re a bad golfer, play faster.
My group allows what we call a practice ball at anytime during a non tournament round or money match but you have to play the 1st shot
"Good ball" 😂😂😂😂.
"Nice f***ing shot (insert friends name here"
Another unwritten rule. Try to stand to the side of the golfer in front of them rather behind them when they’re playing. Having ppl directly behind me facing my back when I’m swinging feels weird and unsafe.
Dont mess up my practice swing trying to be funny. It will throw me off and ill hit bad and you may get hit on purpose
Only point number 3 is valid. Three of these “rules” actually ruin pace of play.