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What is Golf? Golf is a club-and-ball sport in which players use various clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a course in as few strokes as possible. SHORT HISTORY OF GOLF Golf was invented and first played in Scotland in the 15th century. Golf quickly spread to England and from there throughout the world. The first Golf Club, The Honorable Company of Edinburgh Golfers, was formed in Scotland in 1744. The first official rule guides were published not much later. In United States, the PGA was formed in 1916 ushering professional golf. Today golf is a very popular sport with major golf tournaments drawing huge crowds both live and on television.

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EQUIPMENTS Golf ball Gloves Golf tee Other essentials: Pitch Folk / Ball mark repairer Ball markers Umbrella Sunblock Pencil / Pen Towel Score Card Golf bag

GOLF COURSE

Basic Golf Skills The skills incorporated with golfing are complex and thought-provoking. This is a game that not only uses the physical skills of a practitioner, but it's a huge mental game as well. The skills involved for golfing range from grip, stance, and swing, to strategies. Grip, which can be broken down into interlocking, hammer, and overlapping Stance, or your posture in golfing Swing, which can be broken down into drive shots, iron shots, pitch shots, chip shots, and putts Strategies, which includes things like a tee box and short game/chipping

BASIC SKILLS Grip is where it begins with the skills needed for golf. The correct grip is what allows someone to develop a solid swing. The grip will translate into feeling consistency and fluidity within the swing to follow. Stance is next, and it's what will turn that swing into playing a slight slice or a slight hook. A slice refers to curving the ball in the direction of the player's dominant hand, while a hook refers to curving the ball in the direction opposite the player's dominant hand. To incorporate a good stance, start with feet shoulder-width apart, a slight bend in the knees, hips raised, and your left shoulder angled above the right. Swing will follow after you have the grip and stance down pat. There are a lot of different swings, so let's begin with the drive shot. It allows the ball to be put onto the fairway and lead up to the green, which sets up your entire game. The iron shot is next, and it allows you to approach the green from all over the golf course. Moving forward, the pitch shot is where a partial shot is used to get the ball to the green. This is used for situations when the iron shot is too forceful or you're too close to effectively use that option. If your approach shot doesn't land on the green, you will use a wedge to chip the ball onto the green. This is known to be a difficult swing because it takes a lot of judgment to read sloping and determine the speed needed. Last is the putt, where you take the ball from the green into the hole. If you're an expert putter, you have the advantage of significantly lowering your score by using fewer strokes to get your ball in the hole. There is a need for controlled movements to master this area of the game. Let's head into the strategies of the game.

Rules and Regulations golf You must play the golf ball where it lies, unless there is a rule that allows you to move it. The golf course may not be changed to gain an advantage, unless there is a rule that allows for a specific change. If your ball is in a bunker or water hazard, your golf club cannot touch the ground or water prior to your actual swing. If it does, you must take a penalty stroke. If you accidentally play the wrong golf ball (oops!), you get a two stroke penalty. On the green, you may mark and lift your ball to clean it or get it out of another golfer's way. When putting the ball must not hit the flag. If the golf ball does hit the flag, it is a two stroke penalty. If you loose the ball in a water hazard, you can drop the ball behind the hazard and in line with the golf hole. You must take a penalty stroke. If you loose the ball out of bounds, you can take a penalty stroke and then replay the shot. If your ball is unplayable, you may take a penalty stroke and then drop the golf ball behind where the ball was and in line with the hole or drop the golf ball within two club lengths. You are allowed a maximum of 14 clubs in your golf bag. Golfers must tee off behind and between the tee markers. Never in front of the tee markers.

GOLF PARS AND SCOR ING KEEPING SCORE IN GOLF IS FAIRLY SIMPLE. AFTER EACH HOLE, YOU RECORD HOW MANY SHOTS IT TOOK YOU TO COMPLETE THE HOLE. AT THE END OF YOUR ROUND, ADD THE SCORES FROM EACH INDIVIDUAL HOLE AND YOU'LL GET YOUR GROSS SCORE FOR THE 18 HOLES. EACH HOLE HAS AN ASSIGNED NUMBER OF SHOTS, CALLED PAR, THAT A PROFICIENT GOLFER IS EXPECTED TO FINISH IN. HOLES CAN BE A PAR 3, PAR 4 OR PAR 5. FOR A PAR 3, THE GOLFER IS EXPECTED TO COMPLETE THE HOLE IN THREE SHOTS (PAR), THEORETICALLY BY LANDING ON THE GREEN FROM THE TEE AND FINISHING IN TWO PUTTS. FOR A PAR 4, TWO SHOTS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH THE GREEN AND AGAIN, TWO PUTTS TO FINISH. PAR 5S ARE THE LONGEST OF HOLES, WHERE A GOLFER IS ALLOTTED THREE SHOTS TO REACH THE GREEN AND TWO PUTTS TO FINISH. GOLF ALSO HAS NAMES FOR SCORES BELOW AND ABOVE PAR ON A SINGLE HOLE. FOR EXAMPLE, IF YOU TAKE FIVE SHOTS ON A PAR 4, THAT’S ONE OVER PAR OR A “BOGEY.” SIX SHOTS IS A \"DOUBLE BOGEY.” A SCORE OF ONE STROKE BETTER THAN PAR (I.E. A 2 ON A PAR 3) IS A “BIRDIE.” BEAT PAR BY TWO STROKES AND YOU’VE MADE AN “EAGLE.” OBVIOUSLY, THE GOAL IS TO MAKE FOR HANDICAPPING PURPOSES, THE USGA HAS IN PLACE A SYSTEM REFERRED TO AS EQUITABLE STROKE CONTROL WHICH HELPS TO MINIMIZE THE EFFECTS OF DISASTER HOLES. THESE SHOULD BE ADJUSTED AFTER THE ROUND AND YOUR MAXIMUM SCORE FOR EACH HOLE IS BASED ON YOUR HANDICAP.PARS, BIRDIES AND EAGLES WHILE AVOIDING BOGEYS, DOUBLE BOGEYS AND WORSE. TIPS FOR KEEPING SCORE: 1. PAY ATTENTION TO HOW MANY SHOTS YOU HIT WHILE PLAYING A HOLE, SO YOU WON’T HAVE TO COUNT THEM UP AFTER FINISHING. 2. ALWAYS WRITE DOWN YOUR SCORE AS SOON AS YOU COMPLETE THE HOLE TO AVOID FORGETTING. 3. CELL PHONE APPS AND OTHER TOOLS ARE AVAILABLE THAT HELP YOU KEEP SCORE.

End of the Presentation THE GOLF HANDBOOK April Joy C. Gumop-as 11 -Cooperative