THERE ARE CERTAIN THINGS YOU AND I CAN DO TO BETTER OUR EXPERIENCES WHEN PLAYING THE GOLF COURSE.

THE 1ST THING  WE ENCOUNTER IS THE PARKING LOT WHEN WE ENTER THE PREMISES.

 WHAT SHOULD BE YOUR 1ST THOUGHT! GET THERE EARLY ENOUGH TO PARK AS FAR AS YOU CAN FROM THE CLUB HOUSE AND TAKE A LEISURELY WALK TO GET A CART. THE WALK WILL HELP TO WAKE UP YOUR BODY AND GET THE SENSES ALERT FOR THAT FIRST HIT OFF THE TEE BOX. YOU MIGHT EVEN USE THE CART FOR LIMBERING EXERCISES, SUCH AS HOLDING ON TO THE CART WHILE STRETCHING THE LEGS TO LOOSEN UP THOSE HAMSTRINGS AND STRETCHING THOSE ARMS AND SHOULDERS, TO HELP UNLEASH THAT HIDDEN POWER OF YOURS. ANOTHER SECRET WAY TO USE THE CART, BESIDES CARRYING YOU AND YOUR BAG, IS TO PUT YOUR LEGS OVER THE FRONT EDGE OF THE CARTS FRAME, WHILE SEATED, AND BEND FORWARD SLOWLY UNTIL THOSE HAMSTRINGS REALLY GET STRETCHED FOR OPTIMUM FLEXIBILITY.

NOW THAT YOU ARE LOOSE AND READY TO ENGAGE IN A GREAT GAME OF GOLF, CHECK TO MAKE SURE YOU HAVE THE NECESSARY THINGS TO HELP MAKE YOUR 4HOURS ON THE GOLF COURSE AS SAFE AND HEALTHY AS YOU CAN.

 TRY TO MAKE SURE YOU HAVE SUNGLASSES IN CASE OF SUN GLARE AND EYE STRAIN.

 ANOTHER THING YOU SHOULD HAVE WITH YOU IS SUNSCREEN, TO PROTECT YOUR SKIN FROM SKIN PROBLEMS.

 ANOTHER THING YOU SHOULD HAVE IS A BALL RETRIEVER, AS IT CAN COME IN HANDY TO RETRIEVE YOUR GOLF BALL OR SOMEBODYS ELSES LOST BALLS, TO ADD TO YOUR COLLECTIONS.

  ANOTHER ITEM TO HAVE WITH YOU IS A CAP OR HAT. IT SURE GETS MIGHTY HOT IN TEXAS AND YOUR HEAD AND EARS AND NOSE, WILL APPRECIATE THE SHADE.

 ANOTHER ITEM IS ASPIRINS OR OTHER MEDICATIONS FOR HEADACHES OR PAIN. IT SURE MAKES THE GAME MORE ENJOYABLE WITHOUT THE HASSLE OF A HEADACHE AND PAIN. IT CAN SURE RUIN A DAY OF GOLF.

ANOTHER ITEM IS A BALL REPAIRER TOOL TO REPAIR THOSE GREAT SHOTS TO THE GREEN. IT HELPS TO DO YOUR PART TO KEEP THE GREENS SMOOTH.

ANOTHER ITEM IS A YARDAGE DEVICE, TO HELP YOU AROUND THE GOLF COURSE, ESPECIALLY IF IT IS YOUR FIRST TIME TO PLAY IT.  

ANOTHER ITEM IS A CELL PHONE, NOT FOR CONVERSATIONS BUT FOR EMERGENCIES ON THE COURSE OR AN INCOMING CALL OF EMERGENCY. TRY TO KEEP IT ON VIBRATION SO AS NOT TO DISTURB ANY OF YOUR PLAYING PARTNERS. AND IF YOU MUST TALK, GO A LONG WAY AWAY FROM THE OTHERS SO NOT TO DISTRACT THEM AND SPEAK IN A LOW VOICE AND MAKE IT SHORT, VERY SHORT.

IT WOULD BE A NICE GESTURE IF YOU WOULD SUPPORT THE CLUBHOUSE BY BUYING YOUR FOOD AND DRINKS THERE AND NOT BRING YOUR OWN. IT IS JUST PROPER ETTIQUITE TO DO SO. WATER IS NOT A PROBLEM, BRING AS MUCH AS YOU NEED. IF YOU ARE LIKE ME, I BRING MY OWN WATER AS I AM NOT TO FOND OF DRINKING WATER OUT OF WATER COOLERS THAT MAY NOT BE PROPERLY SANITIZED AND ALSO SOME CITY WATERS AREN'T FIT TO DRINK.

 

NOW I THINK WE ARE READY FOR A GREAT DAY ON THE GOLF COURSE.

 

NOW THE NEXT THING TO DO IS REGISTER AT THE CLUBHOUSE AND PAY YOUR GREEN FEES AND CART FEES AND ASK THE PRO IF THERE IS ANYTHING YOU NEED TO BE AWARE OF OUT ON THE COURSE. SOMETIMES THERE IS ONGOING AERIATING OR WATERING THAT IS GOING ON AND IT WOULD BE NICE TO BE PREPARED FOR IT. WHILE YOU ARE AT THE COUNTER LOOK AROUND AND LOOK FOR THE PROS CARD OR OTHER CARDS OF INTEREST TO YOU, AS THERE MIGHT BE A SPECIAL EVENT THAT YOU WOULD BE INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING IN.

 THERE ARE SPECIAL DEALS ON EQUIPMENT AND GLOVES AND BALLS A LOTS OF TIME, IN CASE YOU ARE IN NEED OF ANY OF THESE ITEMS. YOU CAN ASK THE PRO WHEN THERE ARE SPECIAL PRICE RATES FOR THE COURSE AT CERTAIN TIMES OF THE DAY THAT COULD SAVE YOU MONEY. 

WELL TIME TO GET ON THE GOLF COURSE FOR YOUR GAME.

 THE 1ST THING YOU NEED TO DO IS RECOGNIZE WHICH TEE BOX WOULD BE BEST SUITABLE FOR YOUR GAME. THE DIFFERENT BOX COLORED MARKERS ARE MORE DESIGNED TO LET YOU KNOW WHICH FITS YOUR GAME, NOT IF YOU ARE A MAN OR A WOMAN. SO GO TO THE ONE THAT WILL GIVE YOU THE BEST CHALLENGE FOR YOUR GOLF GAME, BUT NOT OVERBEARING, THAT YOU STRUGGLE ALL DAY OUT THERE MAKING IT A TOUGH DAY.

OK, NOW YOUR OFF THE TEE BOX AND YOU ARE DRIVING DOWN THE CART PATH AND TAKING A 90% TURN ACROSS THE FAIRWAY. YOU HAVE DONE THE RIGHT THING. IF YOU DIDN'T DO THAT AND YOU DROVE DOWN THE FAIRWAY, INSTEAD OF ACROSS THE FAIRWAY, YOUR NOT GIVING THE GOLF COURSE ITS DUE BENEFIT OF GROWING GRASS IN THE FAIRWAY, WHICH MAKES THE COURSE MUCH EASIER TO PLAY. NOW IF YOU ARE ONE WHO DRIVES DOWN THE FAIRWAY AND NOT ACROSS THE FAIRWAY, YOU HAVE NO PLACE TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE HARD FAIRWAYS THAT HAVE NO GRASS.

NOW YOU HAVE REACHED THE GREEN AND YOU ARE PARKED LESS THAN 10 YARDS FROM THE GREEN, YOU HAVE DONE THE GOLF COURSE INJUSTICE, AS IT COMPLICATES CHIP SHOTS AROUND THE PERIMETER OF THE GREEN.

THE ONLY EXCEPTION TO THE RULE IS IF SOMEONE IS HANDICAPPED AND HAS A HANDICAP FLAG FLYING FROM HIS CART, WHICH GIVES OTHER GOLFERS THE REASON, WHY YOU ARE CLOSER TO THE GREEN THAN YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO BE. IT JUST TAKES THE CURSE OFF OF YOU AND ALLOWS OTHERS TO RESPECT THE HANDICAPPED AND THE GOLF COURSE. MANY HANDICAPPED GOLFERS WOULD BE HAPPY TO TRADE PLACES WITH YOU, WHO HAVE GOOD LEGS AND BODIES. THEY WOULD BE HAPPY TO PARK 50 YARDS AWAY FROM THE GREEN AND BE ABLE TO WALK TO THE GREEN.

SO AS YOU ENTER THE GREEN AREA, LETS LOOK FOR WHERE THE BALL STRUCK THE GREEN AND TRY TO LOCATE THE DIVOT MARK YOUR BALL MADE AND TAKE YOUR DIVOT REPAIRER AND REPAIR THE DIVOT AND IF BY CHANCE, BE A GOOD STEWARD OF THE GOLF COURSE AND FIX ANY OTHER DIVOT MARKS YOU SEE, THAT SOME OTHER UNCARING GOLFER IGNORED OR MAYBE DIDN'T SEE. THANK YOU!

THEN THE ROUND COMES TO AN END AND YOU CHOSE THE RIGHT THINGS TO DO. YOU WENT 90% ACROSS THE FAIRWAYS, YOU STAYED AT LEAST 10 YARDS FROM THE GREENS, AND YOU REPAIRED YOUR DIVOT MARKS ON THE GREENS AND ALSO IN THE FAIRWAYS. YOU GOT THE GRASS PLUG YOU TOOK OUT OF THE FAIRWAY AND REPLACED IT. YOU WASN'T A DISTRACTION TO THE OTHER GOLFERS BY YELLING OUT LOUD OR TALKING TOO LOUD ON THE PHONE. YOU WHISTLED AT THE BIRDS, YOU FED THE DUCKS, AND YOU THANKED GOD FOR ALL OF THIS THAT YOU HAVE ENJOYED TODAY. WELL LET ME COMPLIMENT YOU. YOU ARE THE KIND OF GOLFER THAT THE PRO LOVES BECAUSE IT MAKES HIS JOB EASIER.

THANKS FOR BEING A CARING AND FUN GUY OR GAL TO BE WITH. LETS DO IT AGAIN.