How to Mark a Golf Ball on the Green

While other members of your group are putting on the green, practice proper golf etiquette and mark your golf ball by placing a shiny coin (dime or quarter) or ball marker by it so you won't lose track of its location.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Golf Shirts
• Golf Bags
• Golf Balls
• Golf Club Cleaners
• Golf Clubs
• Golf Gloves
• Golf Hats
• Golf Markers Or Coin
• Golf Practice Equipment
• Golf Shoes
• Golf Balls

1. Notice where golf balls are located around the green.

2. 

   Walk up to your golf ball and place a coin or ball marker directly behind it.

3. 

   Pick up the golf ball and walk away from the green to avoid bothering anyone who's putting.

4. Walk back up to your coin or ball marker when it's your turn to putt.

5. 

   Place the ball directly in front of the marker, in its original position, and put the marker in your pocket.

6. Putt the ball into the hole.

Tips & Warnings

• Try not to step in another player's putting line as you mark your ball.
• Players must mark their ball in its exact location before picking it up, or a two-stroke penalty will occur.

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on 11/22/2005 When moving your mark to the side (to get it out of someone else's line), you must mark the ball first, then move your mark by picking out an object off the green to align with, placing your putter head next to your ball marker and then moving the marker. If you do this another way, you are technically illegally marking your ball and will incur a penalty.

on 11/22/2005 If your ball is in a position where it is visually distracting, or in the path of a ball, mark your ball out. Pick a visual spot on or off the green, put putter head near the ball, then adjust the handle so club points at the spot. Mark at end of grip.