You may repair ball marks and old hole plugs on the line of your putt but not any other damage, including spike marks.

You may mark, lift and clean your ball on the putting green. Always replace it on the exact spot.

Don’t test the putting surface by scraping it or rolling a ball over it.

Ball played from putting green strikes flagstick – in match play you lose the hole; in stroke play you incur a two-stroke penalty.

Etiquette covers both Courtesy and Priority on the Course as well as Care of the Course. Whilst the following points are not Rules as such they are an important part of the game.

1. Don’t move, talk or stand close to a player making a stroke.
2. Don’t play until the group in front is out of the way.
3. Always play without delay. Leave the putting green as soon as all players in your group have holed out.
4. Invite faster groups to play through.
5. Replace divots. Smooth footprints in bunkers.
6. Don’t step on the line of another player’s putt.
7. Don’t drop clubs on the putting green.
8. Replace the flagstick carefully.