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Compared to other sports, golf seems relatively tame and safe. But when some basic guidelines are not observed, injuries can and do occur. Those of you planning a golf break in Scotland, or in any other place, should remember the key safety guidelines listed below. It’s well and good to relax during your golf vacation, but it’s not that hard to keep these rules in mind. No point in planning a golf vacation only to come home with an injury.

Golf Break Scotland - Take note of the people around you

It’s always a goof habit to check around you before you swing your club. It’s just to make sure no one gets hit by accident. When there are beginners and golfers who’ve had something to drink around you, they can get careless and walk right into the arc path of a golfer’s swing. You can avoid that by being watchful. It’s not a good thing to injure someone, even accidentally, on your golf break in Scotland.

Golf Break Scotland - Stay watchful, even as you wait your turn

You should stay watchful of people around you, whether you’re the hitter or not. Be sure you’re a good distance away from the hitter. When other people are edging close to the hitter, ask them to stay back. This way, even the hitter might stop for a moment to re-check his surroundings.

Golf Break Scotland - Cover your head when you hear ‘fore,’ and shout it when you hit

Sometimes you notice golfers up ahead, just after your stroke. Maybe the glare of the sun or trees obscured them. Shout ‘fore’ in cases like this, so that those golfers up ahead can brace themselves. Remember to cover your head should you hear the same warning. Everyone having a golf break in Scotland should know about this.

Scotland golf break is an ideal time off for enjoying the magnificent golf and tranquil innate beauty. Apart from staying in a fabulous way you are also offered with delicious cuisine and friendly Scottish hospitality. Scotland golf break offers you with an opportunity to put down all the qualms and frustration behind and golf to your heart’s content. Scotland golf break renders you the advantages of treating yourself with the comfy and deluxe accommodation and rounds of classic Scottish links golf. Scotland is a perfect base for a golf break at any time of the year especially winter months (October to March), when the courses are quieter, the prices are keener and the milder coastal weather allows play in all but the most extreme conditions.

Driving rules

Most golf carts have safety labels for you to read. There are designated paths on the course, don’t drive outside them. Don’t hang your feet out while the cart is moving. Do not drive the cart at max speed on downhill slopes and curves. It is not a dune buggy.

Remember that during storms, a metal golf club acts as a lightning rod

At the first sign of lightning, start packing up and head for the nearest club house. If you are too far from the clubhouse, there are probably designated lightning shelters. Head for those. Don’t take shelter under trees; they are lightning rods, too. You might be caught out in the open when a thunderstorm hits. If so, remove all metal items on you and continue to look for shelter. Be sure to keep in mind these rules on your golf break in Scotland.

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