Golf - Hitting a golf ball

Golf is a game where individual players or teams hit a ball into a hole using various clubs, and is one of the few ball games that does not use a fixed standard playing area. It is defined in the Rules of Golf as "playing a ball with a club from the teeing ground into the hole by a stroke or successive strokes in accordance with the Rules." Golf originated in Scotland and has been played for several centuries in the British Isles. The oldest course in the world is The Old Links at Musselburgh. Golf has been played ...

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• Golf - Anatomy of a golf course
• Golf - Play of the game
• Golf - Scoring
• Golf - Team play
• Golf - Handicap systems
• Golf - Golf rules and other regulations
• Golf - Golf course architecture and design
• Golf - Hitting a golf ball
• Golf - Types of shots
• Golf - The golf swing
• Golf - Physics of a golf shot
• Golf - Equipment
• Golf - Golf clubs
• Golf - Golf balls
• Golf - Other equipment
• Golf - History
• Golf - Social aspects of golf
• Golf - Golfing countries
• Golf - Professional golf
• Golf - Golf tours
• Golf - Men's major championships
• Golf - Women's majors
• Golf - Environmental impact

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To hit the ball, the club is swung at the motionless ball on the ground (or wherever it has come to rest) from a side stance. Many golf shots make the ball travel through the air (carry) and roll out for some more distance (roll). Every shot is a compromise between length and precision, as long shots are generally less precise than short ones. Obviously, a longer shot may result in a better score if it helps reduce the total number of strokes for a given hole, but the benefit may be more than outweighed by additional str ...

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Golf, Golf - Anatomy of a golf course, Golf - Play of the game, Golf - Scoring, Golf - Team play, Golf - Handicap systems, Golf - Golf rules and other regulations, Golf - Golf course architecture and design, Golf - Hitting a golf ball, Golf - Types of shots, Golf - The golf swing, Golf - Physics of a golf shot, Golf - Equipment, Golf - Golf clubs, Golf - Golf balls, Golf - Other equipment, Golf - History, Golf - Social aspects of golf, Golf - Golfing countries, Golf - Professional golf, Golf - Golf tours, Golf - Men's major championships, Golf - Women's majors, Golf - Environmental impact

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To hit the ball, the club is swung at the motionless ball on the ground (or wherever it has come to rest) from a side stance. Many golf shots make the ball travel through the air (carry) and roll out for some more distance (roll). Every shot is a compromise between length and precision, as long shots are inevitably less precise than short ones. Obviously, a longer shot may result in a better score if it helps reduce the total number of strokes for a given hole, but the benefit may be more than outweighed by additional st ...

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Golf, Golf - Anatomy of a golf course, Golf - Play of the game, Golf - Scoring, Golf - Team play, Golf - Handicap systems, Golf - Golf rules and other regulations, Golf - Golf course architecture and design, Golf - Hitting a golf ball, Golf - Types of shots, Golf - The golf swing, Golf - Physics of a golf shot, Golf - Equipment, Golf - Golf clubs, Golf - Golf balls, Golf - Other equipment, Golf - History, Golf - Social aspects of golf, Golf - Golfing countries, Golf - Professional golf, Golf - Golf tours, Golf - Men's major championships, Golf - Women's majors, Golf - Environmental impact

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Golf - Golf clubs. A player usually carries several clubs during the game (but no more than fourteen, the limit defined by the rules). There are three major types of clubs, known as woods, irons, and putters. Wedges are irons used to play shorter shots. Woods are played for long shots from the tee or fairway, and occasionally rough, while irons are for precision shots from fairways as well as from the rough. A new type of wood known as a "hybrid" combines the straight-hitting character ...

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Golf, Golf - Anatomy of a golf course, Golf - Play of the game, Golf - Scoring, Golf - Team play, Golf - Handicap systems, Golf - Golf rules and other regulations, Golf - Golf course architecture and design, Golf - Hitting a golf ball, Golf - Types of shots, Golf - The golf swing, Golf - Physics of a golf shot, Golf - Equipment, Golf - Golf clubs, Golf - Golf balls, Golf - Other equipment, Golf - History, Golf - Social aspects of golf, Golf - Golfing countries, Golf - Professional golf, Golf - Golf tours, Golf - Men's major championships, Golf - Women's majors, Golf - Environmental impact

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A handicap is a numerical measure of an amateur golfer's ability. It can be used to calculate a so-called "net" score from the number of strokes actually played, thus allowing players of different proficiency to play against each other on equal terms. Handicaps are administrated by golf clubs or national golf associations. Handicap systems are not used in professional golf. Professional golfers typically sco ...

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Golf, Golf - Anatomy of a golf course, Golf - Play of the game, Golf - Scoring, Golf - Team play, Golf - Handicap systems, Golf - Golf rules and other regulations, Golf - Golf course architecture and design, Golf - Hitting a golf ball, Golf - Types of shots, Golf - The golf swing, Golf - Physics of a golf shot, Golf - Equipment, Golf - Golf clubs, Golf - Golf balls, Golf - Other equipment, Golf - History, Golf - Social aspects of golf, Golf - Golfing countries, Golf - Professional golf, Golf - Golf tours, Golf - Men's major championships, Golf - Women's majors, Golf - Environmental impact

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Golf is played professionally in many different countries. The majority of professional golfers work as club or teaching professionals, and only compete in local competitions. A small elite of professional golfers are "tournament pros" who compete full time on international "tours". Golf - Golf tours. Main articles: Professional golf tours, and [[]]See also:

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Golf is played professionally in many different countries. The majority of professional golfers work as club or teaching professionals, and only compete in local competitions. A small elite of professional golfers are "tournament pros" who compete full time on international "tours". Golf - Golf tours. There are at least twenty professional golf tours, each run by a PGA or an independent tour organisation, which is responsible for arranging events, finding sponsors, and regulating the tour. Typically a tour ...

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Golf, Golf - Anatomy of a golf course, Golf - Play of the game, Golf - Scoring, Golf - Team play, Golf - Handicap systems, Golf - Golf rules and other regulations, Golf - Golf course architecture and design, Golf - Hitting a golf ball, Golf - Types of shots, Golf - The golf swing, Golf - Physics of a golf shot, Golf - Equipment, Golf - Golf clubs, Golf - Golf balls, Golf - Other equipment, Golf - History, Golf - Social aspects of golf, Golf - Golfing countries, Golf - Professional golf, Golf - Golf tours, Golf - Men's major championships, Golf - Women's majors, Golf - Environmental impact

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Golf is played on a tract of land designated as "the course". The course consists of a series of "holes." A "hole" means both the hole in the ground into which the ball is played (also called the "cup"), as well as the total distance from the tee (a pre-determinied area from where a ball is first hit) to the green (the area surrounding the actual hole in the ground). Most golf courses consist of 9 or 18 holes. (The "nineteenth hole" is the colloquial term for the bar at a club house). After a player first hits, or "strokes," th ...

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Golf, Golf - Anatomy of a golf course, Golf - Play of the game, Golf - Scoring, Golf - Team play, Golf - Handicap systems, Golf - Golf rules and other regulations, Golf - Golf course architecture and design, Golf - Hitting a golf ball, Golf - Types of shots, Golf - The golf swing, Golf - Physics of a golf shot, Golf - Equipment, Golf - Golf clubs, Golf - Golf balls, Golf - Other equipment, Golf - History, Golf - Social aspects of golf, Golf - Golfing countries, Golf - Professional golf, Golf - Golf tours, Golf - Men's major championships, Golf - Women's majors, Golf - Environmental impact

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See also Timeline of golf history 1353-1850, Timeline of golf history 1851-1945, and Timeline of golf history 1945-1999. It was reported in January 2006 that recent evidence unearthed by Prof. Ling Hongling of Lanzhou University suggests that golf may have originated in China at least 500 years before it was first mentioned in Scotland. Archives called the Dongzuan Records from the Song Dynasty describe a game called chuiwan and also include drawings. It was played with 10 clubs including a cuanbang, pub ...

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Golf, Golf - Anatomy of a golf course, Golf - Play of the game, Golf - Scoring, Golf - Team play, Golf - Handicap systems, Golf - Golf rules and other regulations, Golf - Golf course architecture and design, Golf - Hitting a golf ball, Golf - Types of shots, Golf - The golf swing, Golf - Physics of a golf shot, Golf - Equipment, Golf - Golf clubs, Golf - Golf balls, Golf - Other equipment, Golf - History, Golf - Social aspects of golf, Golf - Golfing countries, Golf - Professional golf, Golf - Golf tours, Golf - Men's major championships, Golf - Women's majors, Golf - Environmental impact

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Golf - Golf clubs. Main articles: Golf club (equipment), and [[]], and [[]], and [[]]See also:

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Golf is played professionally in many different countries. The majority of professional golfers work as club or teaching professionals, and only compete in local competitions. A small elite of professional golfers are "tournament pros" who compete full time on international "tours". Golf - Golf tours. Main articles: Professional golf tours, and [[{{{2}}}]]See also:

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In 2005 Golf Digest calculated that there were nearly 32,000 golf courses in the world, approximately half of them in the United States. [9] The countries with most golf courses in relation to population, starting with the best endowed were: Scotland, New Zealand, Australia, Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland, Canada, Wales, United States, Sweden, and England (countries with less than 500,000 people were excluded). Apart from Sweden all of these are countries where English is the main language, but the number of courses in new golf ...

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Environmental concerns over the use of land for golf courses have grown over the past 30 years. Specific concerns include the amount of water and chemical pesticides and fertilizers used for maintenance, as well as the destruction of wetlands and other environmentally important areas during construction. These, along with health and cost concerns, have led to significant research into more environmentally sound practices and turf grasses. The modern golf course superintendent is well trained in the uses of these practices and grasses. ...

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The rules of golf [1] are internationally standardised and are jointly governed by the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews (R&A), which was founded 1754 and the United States Golf Association (USGA). By agreement with the R&A, USGA jurisdiction on the enforcement and interpretation of the rules is limited to the United States and Mexico. Because the rules of golf continue to evolve, amended versions of the rule book are u ...

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A handicap is a numerical measure of an amateur golfer's ability. It can be used to calculate a so-called "net" score from the number of strokes actually played, thus allowing players of different proficiency to play against each other on equal terms. Handicaps are administrated by golf clubs or national golf associations. Handicap systems are not used in professional golf. Professional golfers typically score several strokes below par for a round. ...

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Golf, Golf - Anatomy of a golf course, Golf - Play of the game, Golf - Scoring, Golf - Team play, Golf - Handicap systems, Golf - Golf rules and other regulations, Golf - Golf course architecture and design, Golf - Hitting a golf ball, Golf - Types of shots, Golf - The golf swing, Golf - Physics of a golf shot, Golf - Equipment, Golf - Golf clubs, Golf - Golf balls, Golf - Other equipment, Golf - History, Golf - Social aspects of golf, Golf - Golfing countries, Golf - Professional golf, Golf - Golf tours, Golf - Men's major championships, Golf - Women's majors, Golf - Environmental impact

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Every game of golf is based on playing a number of holes in a given order. A round typically consists of 18 holes that are played in the order determined by the course layout. On a nine-hole course, a standard round consists of two successive nine-hole rounds. A hole of golf consists of hitting a ball from a tee on the teeing ground (a marked area designated for the first shot of a hole), and, once the ball comes to rest, striking it again, and repeating this process until the ball at last comes to rest in the cup. Once the bal ...

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Golf, Golf - Anatomy of a golf course, Golf - Play of the game, Golf - Scoring, Golf - Team play, Golf - Handicap systems, Golf - Golf rules and other regulations, Golf - Golf course architecture and design, Golf - Hitting a golf ball, Golf - Types of shots, Golf - The golf swing, Golf - Physics of a golf shot, Golf - Equipment, Golf - Golf clubs, Golf - Golf balls, Golf - Other equipment, Golf - History, Golf - Social aspects of golf, Golf - Golfing countries, Golf - Professional golf, Golf - Golf tours, Golf - Men's major championships, Golf - Women's majors, Golf - Environmental impact

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Golf is played on a tract of land designated as "the course". The course consists of a series of "holes." The "hole" means both the hole in the ground into which the ball is played, as well as the total distance from the tee (a pre-determinied area from where a ball is first hit) to the green (the area surrounding the actual hole in the ground). Most golf courses consist of 9 or 18 holes. (The "nineteenth hole" is the colloquial term for the bar at a club house). After the player first hits, or "strokes," the ball, he continues ...

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Golf, Golf - Anatomy of a golf course, Golf - Play of the game, Golf - Scoring, Golf - Team play, Golf - Handicap systems, Golf - Golf rules and other regulations, Golf - Golf course architecture and design, Golf - Hitting a golf ball, Golf - Types of shots, Golf - The golf swing, Golf - Physics of a golf shot, Golf - Equipment, Golf - Golf clubs, Golf - Golf balls, Golf - Other equipment, Golf - History, Golf - Social aspects of golf, Golf - Golfing countries, Golf - Professional golf, Golf - Golf tours, Golf - Men's major championships, Golf - Women's majors, Golf - Environmental impact

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While no two courses are alike, many can be classified into one of the following broad categories: Links courses: the most traditional type of golf course, of which some century-old examples have survived in the British isles. Located in coastal areas, on sandy soil, often amid dunes, with few artificial water hazards and few if any trees. Traditional links courses, such as The Old Course at St. Andrews, are built on "land reclaimed from the sea," land that was once underwater. Parkland courses: typical inland courses, ...

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Golf, Golf - Anatomy of a golf course, Golf - Play of the game, Golf - Scoring, Golf - Team play, Golf - Handicap systems, Golf - Golf rules and other regulations, Golf - Golf course architecture and design, Golf - Hitting a golf ball, Golf - Types of shots, Golf - The golf swing, Golf - Physics of a golf shot, Golf - Equipment, Golf - Golf clubs, Golf - Golf balls, Golf - Other equipment, Golf - History, Golf - Social aspects of golf, Golf - Golfing countries, Golf - Professional golf, Golf - Golf tours, Golf - Men's major championships, Golf - Women's majors, Golf - Environmental impact

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In 2005 Golf Digest calculated that there were nearly 32,000 golf courses in the world, approximately half of them in the United States. [5] The countries with most golf courses in relation to population, starting with the best endowed were: Scotland, New Zealand, Australia, Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland, Canada, Wales, United States, Sweden, and England (countries with less than 500,000 people were excluded). Apart from Sweden all of these are countries where English is the main language, but the number of courses in new golf ...

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Golf, Golf - Anatomy of a golf course, Golf - Play of the game, Golf - Scoring, Golf - Team play, Golf - Handicap systems, Golf - Golf rules and other regulations, Golf - Golf course architecture and design, Golf - Hitting a golf ball, Golf - Types of shots, Golf - The golf swing, Golf - Physics of a golf shot, Golf - Equipment, Golf - Golf clubs, Golf - Golf balls, Golf - Other equipment, Golf - History, Golf - Social aspects of golf, Golf - Golfing countries, Golf - Professional golf, Golf - Golf tours, Golf - Men's major championships, Golf - Women's majors, Golf - Environmental impact

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In the United States, golf is the unofficial game of the business world. It is often said, in fact, that board meetings merely confirm decisions that are actually made on the golf course. For this reason, the successful conduct of business golf (which extends beyond merely knowing the game) is considered a useful business skill; various schools, including prestigious universities such as Stanford University, have started both undergraduate and graduate-level courses that teach "business golf." The PGA of America, an organization separate from the PGA Tour, helps to spo ...

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Golf, Golf - Anatomy of a golf course, Golf - Play of the game, Golf - Scoring, Golf - Team play, Golf - Handicap systems, Golf - Golf rules and other regulations, Golf - Golf course architecture and design, Golf - Hitting a golf ball, Golf - Types of shots, Golf - The golf swing, Golf - Physics of a golf shot, Golf - Equipment, Golf - Golf clubs, Golf - Golf balls, Golf - Other equipment, Golf - History, Golf - Social aspects of golf, Golf - Golfing countries, Golf - Professional golf, Golf - Golf tours, Golf - Men's major championships, Golf - Women's majors, Golf - Environmental impact

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