New golfers tend to have some confusion over whose turn it is or who should go first off the tee.
The general rule is the golfer with the lowest score on the previous hole is the first to tee off. If there’s a tie, then the golfer with the lowest score from two holes ago gets to hit first.
After everyone has teed off, the next player to hit is whomever’s ball landed farthest away from the hole. This rule also applies to putting when everyone has reached the green.
A lot of casual golfers, or people who are hardcore about the game but like to keep things moving along, have a “ready golf” policy. When you’re playing “ready golf” whenever someone is at their ball and ready to hit they swing away. It doesn’t matter if they’re closest to the hole, farthest away or whatever. If they’re ready, they hit and move on.
This is the way my friends and I usually play especially when we’re in a hurry because of a shortness of time or incoming bad weather.