Playing through
This is where golfer?s allow those playing behind to play pass through.
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Playing through
passing another group of players who are playing ahead
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playing through-- The act of one group of golfers passing through another group of slower golfers ahead of them in order to play future holes before them.
playing through To pass slower playing golfers.
practice green A green set aside for practice putting.
preferred lie A rule which permits a player to improve his or her balls lie without penalty.
Playing Through: To allow golfers in the game behind to play past you while you stand to one side. Normally done as part of golf etiquette to allow faster players behind to move past a slower group.
Playing Through
When the group one hole ahead allows a faster group behind them to finish the current hole and then play after them for the rest of the round. It's proper etiquette to allow faster groups to play through.
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PLAYING THROUGH - the process of slower players in front of faster players allowing the faster players to move ahead of the slower group
PREFERRED LIE - a lie that may be improved by a player.
PRO SHOP - the golf course shop operated by the golf pro.
Rushing While Playing Through
For many of us, the wave from the group ahead shifts our games into fast-forward. Sometimes we get away with a hurried swing, but playing through is often a tense and round-wrecking ordeal.
Forshner, a member of Alberta's inter-provincial team, fought through the unpredictable Winnipeg weather, playing through periods of rain and strong winds.
Anthony Kim withdrew from The Players Championship this week after trying in several previous starts to play through pain from a ligament injury on his left thumb. And he'd been playing through the pain pretty well: Winning the Shell Houston Open, ...
Play Through - When a group or player will pass a group of slower golfers playing on the same hole, or the hole ahead. In terms of proper etiquette, it is recommended that you ask permission before playing through other golfers.
The best and most time-efficient place to let a group behind play through is at a par-3 (it's the shortest hole and therefore the quickest way of playing through). After hitting your ball onto the green, mark it, and wave to them to play.
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