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カワナミゴルフスクールのアドバイザリースタッフであるJim　Fletcher氏
によるインターナショナルな話題を英文で皆様にお伝えします。

〈AEtiquette and manner growing up〉

Learning to play golf in Ireland growing up was more than just learning about making a good swing at the ball. While everyone wants to make a good score, in Ireland more emphasis was put on correct etiquette and manner than having a good golf swing.

As a Junior Member of the Grange Golf Club in Dublin, there certain rules and regulations that had to be followed in order to earn respect from the Senior Members of the course. Slow play and Etiquette were the two key points. Junior golfers were expected to be able to play 18-holes of golf, carrying your won clubs, in no more than three hours. Replacing divots on the fairways and repairing pitch marks on the greens the other major point.

We would always be watching other groups around us, making sure that we did not hold up play. Quite often we would be able to play 18 holes of golf in 2.5 hours, and then have lunch, and go back out and play another 18 holes of golf. My personal record for golf in one day is 54 holes of golf at three different golf courses.

It is quite common to ask someone after a round of golf how their score was, but the first question my father always asked me was how long it took me to play my round of golf. And then he would check on whether I had replaced my divots and repaired pitch marks.

It is a shame these days to visit so many golf courses all around the world and see so much slow play, and many un-repaired divots and pitch marks.

Now you can understand why learning golf correctly means more than just having a good swing.

Learning Good Etiquette and Manner is very important too.

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