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Golf Anyone?
by Marc Singford
http://www.favgolf.com
In golf, individual players hit a ball into a hole using
various clubs. It is one of the few ball games that does
not require a fixed standard playing area. It is played on
a tract of land designated as a course, which consists of a
series of holes in groupings of nine or 18.
A hole refers to both the hole in the ground into which the
ball is hit as well as the total distance from the tee, the
area where each player initially hits the ball, to the
green, which is the area surrounding the actual hole in the
ground. After a player first hits the ball at the tee, he
continues to do so from the fairway, where the grass is cut
low enough for easy play, or from the rough, where the
grass is longer and more difficult to play, until the ball
enters the hole, or cup.
The grass on the area immediately surrounding the hole,
commonly referred to as the putting green, is cut extremely
short so the ball can roll easily. When a player hits the
ball into the cup, he has completed play on that hole. The
object of the game is to hit the ball into the cup in fewer
strokes than an opponent. Skilled players require fewer
strokes to hit the ball into the hole.
Golf is not an easy game, and it takes much more than just
hitting a little ball into a hole to play the game right.
There are also many hazards on golf courses such as sand
traps, ponds, trees and woods and so on. Players who hit
the ball in these areas have to hit the ball where it has
landed so they try to avoid the areas as much as possible.
If the ball can't be played from where it is, it can be
moved to a better location but it will cost that player and
one stroke penalty. Another rule when a player hits the
ball into a hazard is that their club cannot touch the
ground before hitting the ball, not even for a practice
swing.
Every hole is classified by its par, usually determined by
the distance from the tee to the green. Par is the number
of strokes an expert golfer should take in hitting the ball
into the hole. Par three holes typically range in distance
from 100 to 224 meters while par four holes from 225 to 434
meters. Par five holes usually contain a distance of 435
meters or greater.
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