<p> GOLF</p><p>BASIC RULES</p><p>The United States Golf Association establishes the rules of golf. Since these rules are numerous and difficult for a beginning player, the following basic guides suggest conduct fort he first golf “rounds”:</p><p>1. The Player should be able to identify her own ball by its markings. </p><p>2. At the beginning of each hole, the ball should be teed between the tee markers and not more than two club lengths behind the markers. </p><p>3. An intentional swing at the ball, whether a hit or a miss, counts as a stroke. </p><p>4. Loose impediments may be removed if hindering a stroke; however, no growing vegetation may be removed. To facilitate a golfer’s stance, shrubs, bushes, and the like may be temporarily held or moved. </p><p>5. A ball lying near an unnatural obstacle, such as a bench or hydrant, may be moved not more than two club lengths and never nearer the hole without penalty. </p><p>6. A ball in casual water (rain water, leakage, etc.) may be dropped over the golfer’s shoulder with no penalty. </p><p>7. If a ball is unplayable because of a hazard it may be removed and dropped over the shoulder of the golfer who is facing the hole, and a one stroke penalty is added. </p><p>8. A ball is considered lost after a five minute search. </p><p>9. When a ball is lost or goes out of bounds the player places another ball as near as possible to the spot where the original ball was played. The penalty is the loss of distance (of the first stroke).</p><p>TERMINOLOGY</p><p>ADDRESSING THE BALL -placing the body and club in a position to hit the ball. </p><p>ACE: -hole in one</p><p>APPROACH SHOT -the shot that is intended to put the ball on the green</p><p>AWAY -ball farthest from the hole and to be played first</p><p>BIRDIE -making a hole, in one less than par</p><p>1 BISQUE -handicap set, but strokes to be taken on any hole as designated by the recipient</p><p>BOGEY -a phantom’s score against which players may compete - usually one over par for each hole</p><p>BRASSIE -wooden club No. 2 </p><p>BUNKER -hazard, usually artificial</p><p>CADDIE -assistant to the players who watches the ball, carries bag and clubs </p><p>CARRY -distance the ball travels through the air </p><p>CLUB -implement used to proper the ball </p><p>COURSE -ground within playing limits</p><p>CUP -hole into which the ball is played </p><p>DEAD -ball does not roll after hitting</p><p>DIVOT -slice of turf cut out with iron clubs </p><p>DODO -three under par for any hole </p><p>DORMIE -as many holes up as there are remaining and one cannot be beaten </p><p>DOWN -number of strokes or holes one is behind an opponent </p><p>DRIVER -wooden club No. 1</p><p>EAGLE -two under par for any hole</p><p>FACE -lofted part of club heads</p><p>FAIRWAY -area between a tee and the green where the grass is cut short</p><p>FLAG -flag indicating position and number of hole, the staff being inserted in the center of the cup</p><p>FORE -warning to those ahead when a ball is travelling toward them </p><p>FOURSOME -two players on a side</p><p>GREEN -putting green around the hole</p><p>GRIP -part of a club that is gripped; also method of grasping </p><p>2 HALVED -tied score on a hole or complete game </p><p>HANDICAP -number of strokes conceded by a stronger to a weaker player</p><p>HAZARD -natural or artificial obstacle other than the ordinary grass of the course </p><p>HEAD -striking portion of the club</p><p>HEEL -part of head nearest shaft</p><p>HOLE -cup into which the ball is played</p><p>HONOR -right to play first from a tee</p><p>HOOK -a shot that curves to the left</p><p>IRON -cLUB with iron head</p><p>LIE -position of ball on course</p><p>LINKS -the entire course</p><p>LOFT -height or elevation of ball; also angle of club head</p><p>MARCH -a game</p><p>MATCH PLAY -competition based on holes won and lost </p><p>MEDAL PLAY -competition based on total strokes per round</p><p>NECK -angle between shaft and head of club</p><p>PAR -perfect score for a hole</p><p>PIVOT -body turn </p><p>PRESS -effort to hit ball usually hard</p><p>PUTT -stoking ball with putter toward hole</p><p>ROUGH -rough or/and long grass on either side of fairway</p><p>SHAFT -handle of a club</p><p>SLICE -hitting across the ball so that the ball curves to the right </p><p>STANCE -position of feet</p><p>3 STROKE -act of hitting ball </p><p>STYMIE -when one ball lies on the green directly in line of another and the balls are more than six inches apart </p><p>TEE -elevation - wood, Ivory, etc. - upon which ball is placed for drive</p><p>TEEING GROUND -marked out area at start of each hole</p><p>TOP -hitting the ball above its center</p><p>TRAP -hole with bed of sand, which forms a hazard</p><p>UP -the number of holes or strokes one is ahead of opponent </p><p>WAGGLE -preliminary manoeuvres with the clubs as you address ball </p><p>WINTER RULES -rules which allow player to improve the lie of the ball in the fairway</p><p>4</p>