Fore-caddies are not, on most greens, usually employed save in important matches.

In the rules of golf there are a few paragraphs devoted to what is called the 'etiquette of golf.' These have for the first time appeared in the printed rules in this form. In the older rules some of them appeared among the laws of the game. They relate, however, only to an inconsiderable part of the courtesy that ought to accompany the play of the game. This is not a subject upon which I would wish to enlarge, and I would merely say that golfers should act towards each other and towards the non-golfing public in the same manner as they would desire to be themselves treated in similar circumstances, whatever they may be. The usual mode of warning persons - whether engaged in playing or not - that they are in the way of a stroke, is by shouting 'Fore,' which is supposed to be a contraction of 'Before.' The warning shout should be given before the stroke is played, and no stroke should ever be played if there is a danger of the ball hitting any one. Being struck with a strongly played golf-ball is no light matter, and serious results might follow. It sometimes happens, however, that a ball may, by heeling, or pulling, or otherwise, in its flight travel towards persons who are considered out of its way when the stroke is played. In such cases it is not always wise to shout 'Fore,' as, for instance, if the persons arc walking out of the way, with their backs towards the player, the shout will in all probability cause them to stand still, or to turn in the player's direction, with the result that instead of their walking out of harm's way, and the ball tailing short of them or hitting them on the back, it may strike one of them in the face. It may in such circumstances be more advisable not to shout, but to trust to Providence.