Walking allows you to pace out your play and make it more enjoyable. How many times have you ridden in a cart only to rush up to the next group then have to wait and continue this hole after hole for the entire round? This make the game less fun as you become more occupied by the fact you have to wait, lose your rhythm and sometimes your patience. Worse yet are the golf courses that are “cart path only” that you usually end up walking just as far and still end up spending for the cart fee!

If you do walk, here are some things to think about before starting. First stretch out. You might want to do this before swinging a club anyway as this will help avoid pulling a muscle. You might seriously consider wearing a hat to keep the sun off of you face and top of your head and also apply sun screen to reduce the risk of sun exposure to your skin. Depending upon wear you live, wear light colored socks to reduce the risk of picking up ticks and avoid poison ivy (oak) if going off the path to look for a lost ball.