1. Play the right tees for your ability.  If you hit your tee shot 175 yards or less, play the forward tees.
2. Play “Ready Golf” on the tee box, in the fairway, and on the green.  If the other players in your foursome are not to their balls yet, or not ready to hit yet, and you are … then just take the shot.  On the tee box there is no “honor system” with the exception of a player getting a birdie on the previous hole.
3. Never take more than a few minutes to look for a ball hit in the woods or into deep rough.  If you have trouble following the ball in the air after taking a shot, ask a foursome buddy to watch your shot.  If your ball careens deep into the woods, there’s a good chance you wouldn’t want to hit that ball if found anyway.  Just take the drop (following the Local Rule for Lost Ball Drop Relief) and hit.
4. Minimize practice swings, one or two should do it.  The exception to this is if you are waiting for the fairway or green to clear.
5. Speed up play on the greens, this is what slows down pace of play the most.  You should be reading the green as you approach it, and while others are getting ready to putt.  Repair your ball mark quickly.  Be efficient in your reading and putting process.  Play “ready golf” on the putting green as well.  Walk “with purpose” when leaving the green.
6. Never park your golf cart behind you or in front of the green.  You want to park your cart or push cart so you don’t need to walk backward to get to it.  If you park your golf cart in front of the green, others behind you have to wait for you to move it after your group is done putting.
7. Mark your score for the hole or your group’s scores after you clear the green.  This is both respectful to the group behind and just common sense.
8. Grab both wedge and putter if you are near the green.  This eliminates the need to walk back to your bag for the putter after you’ve made that beautiful chip onto the green.  Again, this should be common sense.

1. Excessive “Golf App” use.  There are a lot of golf apps out there.  Some are great for your game and can give you yardages to the pin and help you track your score and stats.  However, when they take more than a few seconds to input the info, they are wasting everyone’s time.  Be smart about the apps you use and when you use them.
2. Organize your golf bag, so that it is easy to find and return your clubs to the bag.  If your bag is stuffed so full that this becomes difficult, then it is time to get a new bag.
3. If a foursome partner is not following these guidelines, be tactful and remind him/her of them.  It takes a village when it comes to pace of play.