Club Rules & Etiquette

Handicap Requirements

All players must be members of a golf club, the maximum handicap limit is 24 for men and 36 for ladies. Handicap certificates should be available for presentation if requested.

Dress Code

Please be aware we have a strict dress code which we ask all players to respect. Jeans, training shoes and collarless shirts are not permitted and hats may not be worn in the club house at any time.

After 6.00pm, Gentlemen are required to wear jackets and ties in the dining room and lounge bar. At all other times smart casual dress will be accepted to include collared shirts, tailored slacks or tailored knee length shorts provided they are worn with long socks or plain sports socks.

The full requirements are:

Clean golf shoes with soft spikes to be allowed in the Morning Room and Golfers Bar
The new Sport/Leisure shoe to be allowed. Footwear must be worn at all times
Tailored shorts are permitted when accompanied with plain short socks or plain long socks, which must be kept up at all times.
Turtle neck (or mandarin) T-shirts to be allowed (NOT round necked t-shirts) and must be tucked in at all times
Hats are not permitted in the Clubhouse
No Blue denim Jeans allowed on the course or in the Clubhouse
Coloured jeans to be permitted
Trainers are not allowed on the course or in the Clubhouse
Guests taking dinner in the evening or late afternoon will be required to wear Jacket and Tie
Guests wishing to take a drink in the Clubhouse at the end of their day will not require Jacket and Tie if they remain in the Golfers Bar to the right of the Clubhouse.
The Marquess Course is SOFT SPIKES ONLY
MOBILE PHONES MUST BE SWITCHED OFF - BOTH IN THE CLUBHOUSE AND ON THE COURSES

Pace of Play (and how to speed up!)

A good pace of play is an important element in having a good experience at the golf course. It's often a combination of little things not done that contribute to slow play and on-course traffic jams. Here are some tips for making sure your pace of play is as brisk as it should be. Remember: pace of play isn't about rushing your shot’s, it's about being ready to take your shot when it's your turn, and behaving efficiently on the course.
Choose a set of tees appropriate to your skill level. Playing from the championship set of tees when you're not really good enough to do so only adds strokes and time.
Each member of a fourball (or any group) should proceed directly to his or her ball. The group should not travel as a pack, going to first to one ball, then the next, and so on.
While walking (or riding) to your ball, use the travel time to begin thinking over your next shot - the yardage, which club you'll use, and so on. Begin preparing before you get to your ball.
If sharing a buggy, don't drive to the first ball, wait for the first player to hit, then head to the second ball. Drop the first player off at his ball, drive on ahead to the second ball. The first player should walk over to the buggy as the second player is playing his shot.
When using a buggy, be sure to take a couple of clubs with you when you walk from the buggy to the ball. This way, you won't have to return to the buggy if you discover you didn't bring the appropriate club.
Carry a few extra tees and ball marks in your pockets so you don't have to return to your golf bag to retrieve them, should you find yourself in need of one.
When you think your shot might have landed out of bounds or be lost, immediately hit a provisional ball. Don't walk ahead to search, only to have to return to the original spot to replay a shot.
Limit your search for lost balls. If you're not following the rules anyway, don't spend more than a minute searching - or just immediately play your provisional. If you are playing by the rules, wave through any group behind that is being held up by your search.
Never hold up play because you're in the middle of a conversation. Put the conversation on hold, take your stroke, and then continue the conversation.
On the green, begin lining up your putt and reading the break as soon as you reach the green. When it's your turn to putt, be prepared to step right up and take the stroke.
Leave your bags or golf buggies to the side of the green, and in the direction of the next tee, never in front of the green.
Never stand on or next to the green after holing out in order to write down your score. Write it down when you reach the next tee.

Tips

Most experts say that a good pace of play not only increases enjoyment of the game, it can actually improve one's game. Standing around on every shot allows the muscles to cool down or limbs to stiffen up. A brisk pace can help keep a golfer loose and ready to play.
Pace of play can be boiled down to two simple phrases: be prepared and be ready to play.
Use the groups ahead of you and behind you to gauge your pace. If the group that teed off directly in front of you is pulling away - putting a full holes distance between them and your group - you need to speed up. If there's no one in front of you holding you up, but you are holding up those behind you, either speed up or allow the trailing group to play through.

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