For all golfers, regardless of standard, it is vital to become familiar with the rules of golf as well as the general standards of etiquette that are associated with the game. To view the rules of golf, you can do any of the following:

• Visit the Interactive rules of golf section on the R & A's official website
• View the rules of golf pdf file online here.*
• Download the rules of golf pdf file by right-clickng here. Click "Save Link As", specify a location to save the file and click OK.*
• You can also just read some of the main points of the rules by clicking on the "Rules in Brief" link above.

*To view the rules of golf pdf file, you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader. If you don't already have it, you can download it here.