Golf in Review

THE GAME: Golf is an individual outdoor sport played on a course marked with tees, fairways, bunkers, rough, obstacles, greens and holes that are marked with flags. A round of golf consists of from one to four people playing 9 or 18 holes. The object is to hit the ball with a club and count the number of strokes (swings) it takes to get the ball from the tee into the hole (cup).

SCORING: Par is the average score for a hole. A hole in one is an ace. One under par is a birdie. Two under par is an eagle. One over par is a bogey. Two over par is a double bogey (buzzard).

PLAYING: At the tee the ball is placed on a peg (tee) and hit with a club. Each club has a dissimilar slant (loft) enabling the ball to go different distances. There are 14 individual clubs in a regulation set. A driver is used to hit the ball off the tee. A putter is used to hit the ball on the green into the hole or cup.

RULES: Before you begin, decide on STROKE or MATCH PLAY. Stroke play --- total swings on 9 or 18 holes. Match play --- play each hole as a game.

SITUATION MATCH STROKE Playing the wrong ball. Loss of hole 2 stroke penalty Moving the ball while Stroke Play it where Stroke Play it addressing it. it lies where it lies Ball falls off tee: Before forward swing No Penalty No Penalty On downward swing 1 stroke 1 stroke Improving one's lie. Loss of hole 2 stroke penalty Removing loose impediments 1 stroke 1 stroke penalty from ball is permissible But accidentally moved 2 stroke penalty if Hitting an opponent's no penalty (Opp. may closer than 20 yds. ball with ball or club play ball or drop it.) Must drop ball. Go back where it was Lost ball (cannot be originally hit, drop & SAME found) replay taking 1 stroke Out of bounds ball Same as lost ball SAME Go back and replay for Unplayable lie, next to a 1 stroke or drop over SAME tree. shoulder for 2 strokes TO SAVE TIME: In cases where you think ball went out- of-bounds or landed unplayable. 1 stroke 1 stroke Inform your opponents. Play a second ball. If 1st ball is in-bounds, play with no penalty. If ball lands near an immovable artificial obstruction (bench, water pipe, fence, etc.) no penalty no penalty move 2 clubs lengths away, with no penalty, but not nearer to hole. Lands on wrong green. Drop ball opposite where it landed and not closer no penalty no penalty to the hole, on the fairway before replaying it. Hitting the flag while it is lying on the ground or Loss of hole. 1 stroke penalty being held.

TERMINOLOGY: Order of play -- tee shots . . . person who won the last hole has HONORS and shoots first. (On the first tee, toss a coin.)

Fairway shots and putting person farthest from the cup or person who is AWAY shoots first. (Stay behind person shooting.)

Fore: Used as a warning call.

Apron: Edge of putting green.

Casual water: Water that is not intended to be there. Puddles.

Flag stick: Also called "PIN" holds the flag high.

Fairway: Mowed area from tee to green.

Bunker: Hill or depression.

Hazard: Stream, lake or sand.

Rough: Unkept area on sides of fairway.

Dog Leg: A definite turn in the fairway.

Tee: Wooden peg or area to shoot from.

Tee Markers: They designate where to tee off.

Loose Impediment: A natural object; leaf, twig, etc.)

Winter Rules: Privilege of improving the lie.

Slice: Curves right of target.

Hook: Curves left of target.

Whiff: Swung and missed the ball completely.

Divot: Piece of grass taken up by the swing. (ALWAYS REPLACE!)

Lie: Position of the ball on the fairway or in the rough. Handicap: Strokes given to equalize playing ability.

Mulligan: Illegal second tee shot.

Waggle: Preliminary action of flexing the wrists and hips before swinging. Helps to relax tense muscles.

Woods: Name of clubs; Driver, Brassie, Spoon and Cleek

Irons: Clubs #1 thru #9 (Niblick). Usually long to short distance