Golf Rules: Twenty That Aren’t in the Book!

Jun 13, 2014; Pinehurst, NC, USA; Charl Schwartzel (center) talks to rules official Keith Andrews (left) about his ball in the waste area on the 18th hole during the second round of the 2014 U.S. Open golf tournament at Pinehurst Resort Country Club - #2 Course. Mandatory Credit: Jason Getz-USA TODAY Sports
Jun 13, 2014; Pinehurst, NC, USA; Charl Schwartzel (center) talks to rules official Keith Andrews (left) about his ball in the waste area on the 18th hole during the second round of the 2014 U.S. Open golf tournament at Pinehurst Resort Country Club - #2 Course. Mandatory Credit: Jason Getz-USA TODAY Sports /
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Mute your phone while you’re on the course and take care of your phone business at the turn.

If you’re a physician or a firefighter or a child protective services worker who’s on call it’s acceptable to take phone calls on the golf course during a round. If you’re a grandmother who’s checking on her granddaughters who are at the mall, if you’re checking in with your broker, or if you’re arranging who’s going to cook dinner tonight, you should probably take care of your telephone business at the turn while the rest of us get a hot dog and a beverage.

The golf course is a place of sanctuary. For most of us, its solitude is inviolable. Cell phones, which allow us to be connected any time, anywhere, with anybody, are a miracle of modern life but they don’t belong on the golf course in active mode.

Even if you’re using your smart phone as a GPS, you can still mute incoming calls.

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