Golf etiquette, explained

The stuff nobody tells you before your first proper round.

A warm, practical guide to the invisible code that makes golf work, for new golfers, returning golfers, and anyone who has ever wondered if they just did something wrong.

10 chapters1 very useful cheat sheet
Illustration of a nervous golfer on a tee with three friendly golfers behind him

Golf has a code. Somehow, everybody already seems to know it except you. This book exists to make sure that moment never happens again.

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KINDLY

A little help before you tee it up

The quick field guide

Small things. Big difference. Save these for your next round.

01

Find the rhythm

Be ready when it’s your turn. Good pace is less about rushing and more about keeping the little pauses from piling up.

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02

Protect the green

Repair your pitch mark. Rake your bunker. Leave the course ready for the next person, including you, next week.

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03

Make room

Golf is more fun when it feels open. Know when to wave a faster group through, and when to ask for help.

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The book

Learn the code.
Open up the game.

Not a rulebook. Not a lecture. A friendly tour through the moments that can make a new golfer feel like everyone else got a memo.

01The Car Park
02The First Tee
03On the Fairway
04You’ve Found the Bunker
05On the Green
+ 5 moreand the A–Z
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“
This is the thing I wish someone had handed me before my first proper round. Just considerably faster.
Sye Anthony, author

Why this book exists

Over thirty-five years of playing, watching, competing, and caring taught Sye that how we carry ourselves on a golf course matters as much as how well we play it.

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what nobody told you.

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