Golf Rules In A Nutshell
Golf Amigos
Learning to play golf can be a mind boggling experience. It can
seem like you’re learning a foreign language, with terms like
bogies, eagles and birdies. The key is not to be intimidated,
because once you get to grips with it, you won’t want to stop
playing.
The basic golf rules are the same for both men and women. A
player is allowed to carry a selection of up to 14 clubs of
varying shapes, sizes, and lengths. A golf course generally has
18 holes spread over a landscaped area that normally includes a
number of hazards, such as water, sand traps (also known as
bunkers), and trees. These are designed to make the game more
difficult. The varying distances between the holes also makes
it more difficult.
Play on each hole is begun at the tee area, from which players
"tee off" or "drive" the ball into the fairway. To complete a
hole, the ball must be putted into the actual hole or "cup".
Golf is usually played in groups of two to four people who move
around the course together, each person taking a turn to play
his or her ball. You have to play the ball as it lies, except
in unusual circumstances when the rules allow for the ball to
be moved to a slightly better position.
In stroke competition, the total number of strokes used to move
the ball from the tee to the hole is recorded as the player's
score for that individual hole. The winner is the player who
uses the fewest strokes to complete the course. In match play,
scores are compared after every hole, and a player wins, loses,
or halves (ties) each hole.
As the game has developed, the courses have become more
difficult to play. Saint Andrews in Scotland and Augusta
National in Georgia have some of the most famous and difficult
courses.
If this has inspired you to take up golf, what better way to
learn and consolidate your technique than by going on a golf
holiday?
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