Shot a Golf Day at the London Club last week, all went well and they seemed to like the shots.
First thing I'd say get a buggy and a driver (luckily they provided me with that). I had to shoot 18 groups, each with four people. Half tee'd off from #1, but the other half went from #10.
They wanted a tee shot of every person there. So have a game plan. I stayed on tee #1 until all 9 groups had started from there. I then went and did general mid game stuff on the back nine, came back and did the same for the front nine. Then (I had a list of groups) started working my way around for tee shots on those that had started on tee #10.
Everyone was quite competitive, so be discreet (apart from team shots). I was using on a 70-200 for most of the day, as anything shorter is going to make you quite obtrusive. I don't know if you play golf, but a huge thing is respect all thier rules, no moving / talking while shots are being taken, make sure you're wearing golf clothes and shoes. 100% No shots on the backswing. You might not need the 18-55 that much, apart from a few landscapey shots depending on what course you're at and how picturesque it is.
Just try and shoot as many as possible during the day. After 5 hours shooting, I had an hour to cull and get the images ready to be displayed during the meal and after dinner speech. That kind of thing always seems to go down well, so try and get as much of it right in camera as you can. I had a laptop with me for quick editing. Then shot the awards thing with people getting thier trophies for longest drive, nearest the pin etc.
Watch for the golfers wearing hats. If its a bright day, it's easy for thier faces to be very dark when the sun is high in the sky. Compensate exposure accordingly or (cheekily) ask them to remove them. Try and capture expressions too, especially when they've just planted a ball in the wet stuff.
Hope that helps!
