Playing in turn

At the first tee, the player who "has the honor" is the first to tee up and play. Should you be offered the honor, accept it and begin. Golfers are on the course to play, not to argue about who will go first. On subsequent holes, the player with the best score has the honor. At the teeing ground, players should play from the furthest tee first, then moving closer. Likewise, after everyone has played from the tee, the person who is "furthest away" from the hole is next to play. Depending on the circumstances, a player may hit more than once before the turn passes to another player.

Normally, playing in turn always proceeds from the person furthest away in towards the next player. However, there are cases where it is just more sensible for a player closer in to play again, such as on the green when you are very near the cup and your ball potentially blocks another player's shot, or if the player in front of you is waiting for the green to clear in order to take his or her shot.