Conduct and Etiquette
To help all members and visitors to enjoy their golf at the Glen we maintain high standards of conduct and etiquette. There are so many rules and myths surrounding golf clubs, it is understandable that many people are put off playing a fuller role at their Club, or simply do not dare join. Here are a few basics which everyone assumes that you will already know, but rarely take the trouble to tell you. We hope that ithis will be helpful.

In the Clubhouse
• Please wear smart casual golf attire at all times.
• Remove your hat and do not wear golf shoes.
• If you bring a visitor, sign him/her in to the Visitors Book (located near the bar) and remember that you are responsible for your guests’ behaviour at all times

On the golf course
• To avoid creating unsightly divots and pitch marks, never use a lofted club on or near to the practice putting green.
• Please restrict your practice to the practice ground situated between the 15th and 16th holes.
• Please do not hit more than one ball around the golf course, as this will result in unnecessary wear and tear in these areas. This is afterall the function of the practice ground.
• Always stand level with or behind the golfer playing a shot, never in front.
• Do not play a shot until the golfers in front are out of range.
• If you play a shot and you think your ball could hit somebody, shout “FORE!” as loudly as you can. Better safe than sorry. We have all done it!
• Please restrict your golf to the yellow (gents) and red (ladies) tees, unless you are playing in a Club competition which tells you otherwise. If you have a special reason to request play from the white medal tees, please contact the Club Secretary in advance of your round.

Pace of play
• It is a strange fact of life that very few people admit to being poor drivers, bad husbands, or slow golfers. The R&A have at least tried to help with the last of these sensitive issues and have printed clear rules that must be enforced. The R&A consider them to be so important that they place them at the very front of their Rule Book.
• Players should play without delay.
• If you have to start looking for a lost ball CALL THE MATCH BEHIND THROUGH IMMEDIATELY. Do not wait five minutes before doing so.
• Two ball matches have precedence and shall be entitled to pass any three or fourball match.
• A single player has no standing and should give way to a match of any kind.
• Any match playing a whole round is entitled to pass a match playing a shorter round.

To speed up your play try the following:
• Mark cards on tees, not greens.
• Clear greens immediately. Place your trolley/bag at the exit of the green.
• Walk briskly to your ball.
• Walk to your ball, not your partner’s ball first.
• Think about your next shot as you approach the ball.

Course care
On the tee
• Do NOT replace divots as these may slip during the next golfers swing.
• To avoid unnecessarily damage to the tee do not take practice swings or take your trolley on to the teeing ground.

On the fairways, semi and rough
• Please replace divots, even if you are in the rough.
• Follow paths where marked.

In bunkers
• Rake bunkers after use, leaving the rake near the centre of the bunker.
• Where no rake is available, do the best you can with a club or your foot, and report the missing rake on your return to the clubhouse.

On the green
• Repair all pitch marks with a proper pitch-mark repair tool (see diagram).
• Never drop the pin down on the green, as it may damage the green.
• Replace the pin carefully and leave it standing straight.
• Take care not to cause scuff marks with spikes shoes, and never take bags or trolleys on to the green.

1.	Insert repair tool just outside the back of the pitchmark.	1.	Do NOT pry up the depression as it exposes the soil and delays recovery.
2.	Pull the turf toward the centre of the mark.	2.	Do NOT insert repair tool and twist it as this breaks more turf loose.
3.	Repeat on remaining three sides.
4.	Gently tap required area with putter>

General
• Please use the litter bins provided.
• Please show courtesy to other golfers at all times by remaining quiet or still particularly if you think that you may be within the line of sight of golfers putting out on a nearby green.