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Good golf etiquette is crucial for an enjoyable round for everyone. Rules Expert Fergus Bisset joins Joel Tadman to demonstrate the biggest blunders golfers make on the course, including not shouting 'fore' and failing to help look for a lost ball. Watch to make sure you're not 'that guy' in your group.
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00:00Right, hello everyone, welcome back to the channel. You join us here at Trump
00:04International Golf Links, the old course, and as you can see I'm joined by Fergus
00:07Bissett. Now, Fergus, we're not talking about official rules in this video, are we?
00:11No. We're talking about the unwritten rules of golf. We're talking about etiquette.
00:15Okay. And yeah, none of these are hard and fast rules. There are a couple of them
00:21there are recommendations within the rules, but really this is kind of best
00:25practice and things that, you know, do unto others as you would have done unto
00:30yourself sort of rules. Respect and kind of making sure that you do the right
00:35things by other people on the golf course. Yeah, and specifically we're going to talk
00:38about some of the mistakes that people make when it comes to golf etiquette and
00:42those sort of unwritten rules that you're not technically breaking the rules but you
00:45could ruffle a few feathers within your group and annoy certain people if you do these.
00:50I think that's it. So you're going to follow us down this hole, we're going to play the
00:53first hole, we're going to have a little one hole match. Yeah. Par five. Okay. And we're
00:56going to cover some of those unwritten rules, those etiquette mistakes that golfers make. So
01:00come along with us and hopefully you'll learn a thing or two about those unwritten rules.
01:04Ralph, Fergus, did we get this underway? Me versus you? Yeah. Yeah, let's go for it.
01:08One hole, par five. It's a bit misty down there. There are some people who've just teed off,
01:13but I'm pretty sure they're out of range. So I think we're, I think we're good to go.
01:17Well, no, no, no, no, no. This is etiquette rule number one that you're about to break.
01:22Those people might still be in range. I would say with your length, you could probably just
01:27about get it to them. And there is nothing that's worse, I think, than having the ball roll past you
01:34on the first hole when the people behind are going to push you all the way around.
01:39Yeah, you might be right there. I think that is poor form. I think you've got to respect
01:43instructions and then the instructions might say, please wait until the fairway is clear before you
01:48tee off. I think you've got to do that. Like they might say, please don't walk on this bit of
01:52ground under repair. Please don't climb this fence, whatever it might be. Respect the rules and the
01:59guidelines that are there on the course. And I think if you just give these guys a few minutes,
02:03then you'll avoid breaking the first etiquette rule that we're looking at here.
02:08I think you're right. I think you're right. I probably should have, could and should have
02:10waited. Although they have definitely, they're definitely out of range now.
02:12They are now. They are now.
02:13We've walked up past that bunker.
02:14So, um, but you are right. I've made the fatal mistake. Um, but thankfully you've helped me
02:21correct it and let's see if we can hit a good shot here.
02:29You can. That's very good indeed.
02:31I'm pretty happy with that one.
02:32That would have, that would have got to them.
02:34If I might, it would have done. Yeah.
02:38Uh oh.
02:40Oh, oh, oh.
02:42Now you've hit that quite a long way offline, Fergus.
02:45I have.
02:46We know there's some paths and another hole that runs to the left down there.
02:49Do you not think you should have shouted four there?
02:51I should have shouted four.
02:52It feels like you've made another etiquette mistake there.
02:54And if you're going to hit it offline, you should always shout four, right?
02:58You should. You definitely should. I've made a, a, a big etiquette blunder there.
03:02Right.
03:02I did the classic that the pros are doing, holding the arm out.
03:06Yeah.
03:06That's not good enough. I mean,
03:07if you think that it could be going anywhere near another player,
03:11then you've got to shout four.
03:13It might not save them from being hit,
03:15but it might give them a chance to protect their head,
03:18perhaps get behind their bag.
03:20That could be the difference between a fractured skull and just a bruise on the back.
03:24So yeah, if, if in doubt, shout four, I should have done so.
03:28Absolutely. We're one mistake each on this one, aren't we?
03:30We're not doing very well.
03:31Not a good start.
03:32Let's get down there and see if we can find it.
03:39Joel, you're not going to help?
03:42What's that? Oh, sorry. You want some help?
03:45I feel like, I thought I might have made an etiquette mistake number three there.
03:50I'm not looking for your ball.
03:55Yeah, I think it's fair to say that that is a clear etiquette mistake that you've made there.
04:01I think it's polite to look for other players' balls.
04:06Especially from a pace of play point of view.
04:08I think that's the key thing, isn't it?
04:10Everybody's round is going to be improved if we can find my golf ball and we can get going,
04:15and you'll be able to play your lovely tee shot.
04:18Shall we have a look then?
04:20Let's have another look, come on.
04:23Oh, look, here it is.
04:24Look, just down here.
04:25Yeah, thanks very much.
04:27All right?
04:27Yeah, okay.
04:28Everyone feels better now, don't they?
04:29That could have been a lot quicker.
04:30It could have been.
04:31I apologise.
04:32Come on, let's see what you've got.
04:36What's out?
04:37You're back in play.
04:38Back in play.
04:45God!
04:49Wait a minute, wait a minute.
04:51Come back here.
04:52This is golf etiquette at its worst.
04:56Classic golf etiquette mistake.
04:58But look, I just duffed it.
04:59Yeah, you've made a hole in the ground.
05:02You've been swearing like a trooper.
05:04You've chucked the club.
05:06Nobody likes to see someone get overly angry.
05:08Everyone gets a bit angry at golf, of course,
05:11but it's an etiquette mistake to get too angry, to go too far,
05:16to push it to the point where other people start to be impacted by it.
05:19I always think that that's the case.
05:21Don't you reckon?
05:21I agree.
05:22I think I've clearly taken it too far here.
05:24I've made some damage to the course, which I will repair for the record.
05:27But yeah, I think if you get to the point where other people don't want to talk to you
05:31because they don't know how you're going to react to it,
05:33they might make the whole situation worse.
05:35And if they're feeling so much trepidation that it affects their shots,
05:39then obviously it's clear that it's gone too far.
05:42Yeah, I think that's it.
05:43It's when people go sort of into themselves and sort of actively spoil the game for other
05:49people with their anger.
05:50That's where it's at.
05:50And also throwing clubs, I mean, I didn't throw it very far,
05:53but you know, throwing clubs is particularly dangerous if you don't necessarily have control
05:57over where it's going.
05:58Yeah, don't throw clubs.
06:00I think that is a pretty good, and that one very nearly snapped, I think,
06:03because it was doing quite expensive for you.
06:06Cool.
06:07Right, well, I'll repair my damage and we'll move on.
06:09And you can play your shot.
06:10I'll play mine.
06:11I'll help you out.
06:17Oh, nice shot.
06:19Okay, let's keep going.
06:22Um, Fergus, Fergus, where are you going?
06:24What?
06:25Look, you've left your divot here.
06:27Oh yeah.
06:27Come on, you're making another classic, etiquette mistake.
06:31You've got to replace your divots.
06:32Yeah, you're right.
06:33Because the last thing someone wants to do on the tee back there is hit a storming dry,
06:38straight down the middle, it rolls into your divot that you've left.
06:42You know, that's going to put them in a horrible mood, isn't it?
06:46It's not good etiquette.
06:48It's not.
06:48No.
06:49Another mistake.
06:49We're not doing too well in this hole.
06:51We're doing terrible, aren't we?
06:52But you've corrected it, which is all you can do.
06:54I'm right.
06:55Let's move on.
06:55Now we'll move on.
06:56Come on.
06:56Come on.
07:08Joel, why haven't you played?
07:10Well, I'm waiting for you.
07:10You're furthest away from the hole.
07:12There's a group behind there already waiting.
07:14I mean, we should be playing ready golf at this point.
07:16Oh, okay.
07:17Yeah, that's etiquette.
07:19Have I made another mistake?
07:21Rule 5.6, actually.
07:23It's not in the rules, but it does encourage, where possible, ready golf.
07:27Okay.
07:28Get on with it.
07:29Yeah.
07:29If you've got an option to play the shot, and I'm busy time with shoelaces or whatever.
07:34Yeah, yeah.
07:35Just play.
07:35No, that's right, because I was ready to play my shot.
07:37I knew the distance.
07:38I had the right club, and you're right.
07:40There are some people behind, and the last thing you want is people coming up behind you,
07:44hitting into you, and having to speed you up.
07:46So, yeah.
07:47No, you're right.
07:47I made a mistake there.
07:48Keep moving.
07:48All right, well, I'm ready, so I'll go.
07:50Oh, you're good now.
07:53Oh, go hard.
07:58That's the wrong club.
08:02I'm going to get my divot.
08:03I'm going to get my divot, Fergus.
08:04Good.
08:05Good etiquette.
08:07Look at that.
08:08It's a lovely divot.
08:12Oh, it looks tasty.
08:16Very good.
08:17Very good.
08:21So, you've played four, and you're on the green, and I've played three, but I'm in a bit of trouble.
08:29So, it's quite close.
08:30Bivot replacement.
08:42It's a little heavy, but it's not too far away.
08:50I'm just going to stop you there.
08:51I think you've forgotten something.
08:53What?
08:54Well, always repair your pitch marks.
08:57Oh, yeah.
08:57Look, just here.
08:59That's because I forgot, because it's rolled back down.
09:01Yeah, but general care of the course, you know, helping.
09:05Obviously, that's going to affect other people's putts.
09:08If you haven't repaired that, it's going to potentially cause their putts to bobble off line.
09:12It's a massive blunder, isn't it?
09:13I mean, I've already failed to replace a divot.
09:17Now I've failed to repair a pit.
09:18I think you might need to go and see a doctor for your memory.
09:22But, yeah, I agree.
09:23You know, you need to repair your pitch marks, don't you?
09:25You certainly do.
09:26And do it correctly as well.
09:27Yeah.
09:27Because the stats are not good in terms of the time that pitch marks take to repair.
09:32If you leave them for not very long, they can take weeks to repair versus days.
09:37Yeah, you're right.
09:37I just feel terrible.
09:38So, right.
09:40I've now got this for a five.
09:42Yeah, you've done it now.
09:42So, you're all good.
09:43Let's see if you can knock this in.
09:49Oh, goodness.
09:51Another etiquette mistake.
09:52Not hitting your putts hard enough.
09:54No.
09:54All right.
09:55This is for a par then.
09:57Would you like the flag out?
09:59No, leave it in for me, actually.
10:15Well done.
10:18Lovely.
10:22Okay.
10:23So, that was a half?
10:25A half?
10:26Wasn't it?
10:27See, now this is another etiquette mistake that actually annoys me quite a lot.
10:31Golfers not paying attention to what others in their group are doing.
10:35Yeah.
10:36The fact that you think we've got a half in this game means that you've not been paying attention
10:40to all the shots that I've been hitting down this hole.
10:43Wow.
10:43And over the course of a few holes, it's just going to get irritating, I think.
10:47So, have I won the hole?
10:48So, no.
10:48I got a five.
10:49You got a six.
10:50So, I won the hole.
10:51All right.
10:52Would you agree?
10:53Yeah, no.
10:54I should have been paying attention.
10:55I was so caught up in my own game.
10:57I think it was to do with not replacing the divots and not repairing my pitch.
11:00That's thrown you, is it?
11:01Is this throwing me?
11:02There's a lot to remember.
11:03So, you had a five and I had a six.
11:04Oh, well done.
11:06I won't show such bad etiquette as to not congratulate you on...
11:10Good game.
11:11Good game.
11:11Only one hole.
11:12But I think hopefully this video has highlighted some of the simple mistakes that golfers can make,
11:18especially if you're a beginner new to the game.
11:20Maybe you're not familiar with all the intricacies of golf and how you need to conduct yourself
11:24around the course.
11:25So, hopefully you've learned something.
11:26Would you agree that was useful?
11:27I hope so.
11:28I've learned something.
11:30Pay attention to your shots.
11:32And if you hit your ball in the rough again, I promise I'll look for it next time.
11:35Okay.
11:36So, there you go.
11:37Thank you for joining us.
11:38Hope you enjoyed that video.
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11:52That'll definitely help you out.
11:53But from Fergus and I here at Trump International, we'll see you next time.
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