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7 articles tagged “golf safety”.
Golf etiquette keeps everyone safe and makes the game enjoyable. Children learn it quickly when it's taught simply and modelled by adults. Here are the key lessons, in kid-friendly language.
Coffee before the round, a drink at the turn and a beer at the 19th hole are common golf rituals. But caffeine and alcohol both affect your body in ways that can help or hurt your golf. Here's what…
In some countries, particularly the UK and Ireland, public footpaths and rights of way cross many golf courses. Walkers have a legal right to use them, and golfers need to share the course safely and…
Golf carts make the game accessible and can speed up play, but they can also damage the course, slow things down and cause accidents if used carelessly. Knowing cart etiquette keeps you safe…
Morning fog can roll across a golf course and leave you unable to see the fairway, the green or the group in front. It's eerie, sometimes beautiful, and it raises real questions about safety and how…
A blind shot is one where you can't see your landing area or target: a tee shot over a hill, an approach to a green hidden behind a dune or a shot over a ridge. They're common on links and hilly…
Golf is a safe sport for the most part, but a golf ball travels at high speed, clubs are swung with force, and courses can involve slopes, water, carts and unpredictable weather. Most injuries on…
