Worried about doing something “wrong” on the course? Almost every beginner is — and it fades fast once you know a few simple habits. These guides explain golf’s etiquette and basic rules in plain, friendly language: how to keep a good pace, the essential rules you actually need, what to wear, and how to be an easy, welcome playing partner. None of it is hard, and all of it makes the game more fun for everyone.
Golf etiquette, made simple
A few friendly habits are all you need to feel completely at home on any golf course.
Read guide →Golf dress code in the Netherlands — what to wear
Wondering what to wear to a Dutch golf course? Here is the short answer: a collared polo shirt, proper trousers or bermuda shorts, and golf shoes with soft spikes. That combination is welcome almost everywhere in the Netherlands. But there is a nice surprise too — the rules are more relaxed than many beginners fear, and at some places, like where I teach, there is barely a dress code at all.
Read guide →The basic rules of golf, explained simply
Golf has 34 official rules, written together by the R&A and the USGA. That number scares new players. It should not. To enjoy your first rounds you need maybe eight of them, and the rest you learn slowly, one situation at a time. Let me walk you through the ones that matter.
Read guide →Pace of play: how not to hold up the group
Play "ready golf": when you are ready and it is safe, you hit — you do not wait for the person who is officially "away". Keep up with the group in front, not just ahead of the group behind. That is the whole secret. Everything else on this page is just small habits that make it easy.
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