Golf Game: A Few Tips and Suggestions to Help You Get Started

Posted on February 5, 2009
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Golf is a game in which a ball is struck with a club from a prepared area, known as the “teeing ground”, across fairway and rough to a second prepared area, which has a hole in it, known as the “putting green”. The object of the game is to complete what is known as a hole by playing a ball from the teeing ground into the hole on the putting green in the fewest possible number of strokes. A “round of golf’ consists of playing 18 such holes.

There are basically two forms of play, one which is decided by holes won and lost (match play) and the other which is decided by the total number of strokes taken to complete the round (stroke play).

Simple Basic Rule:

Player’s Responsibilities

* Read the notices given to you by the tournament officials.

* Always use your correct handicap.

* Know your tee-time or starting time, and be there ready to play at that time.

* Make sure you can identify your own ball (put a mark on the ball in case someone else is using an identical ball).

* In stroke play, make sure your score for each hole is correct and sign your card before returning it.

* Don’t unduly delay play – keep up with the group in front. Keep playing unless there is danger from lightning, you become ill, or an official tells you to stop.

Practice

* You may not hit a practice shot while playing a hole, or from any hazard. Normally, practice is not allowed on the course before a stroke event, but is allowed before a match. However, a committee may alter this rule so always check the conditions of competition.

Advice on How to Play

* During a round, you may not ask anyone except your caddie or partner for advice on how to play. However, you may ask anyone about the Rules or the position of hazards or the flagstick.

* You may not give advice to your opponent or fellow-competitor.

* Don’t position any marker to indicate your line of play.

Advising Opponent on Strokes Taken

* In match play, you must tell your opponent the number of strokes, including penalties, you have taken if you are asked.

The Order of Play

* The player who has the lowest score on a hole has the right to play his/her ball first on the next hole. This is called the “honour.”

* While playing a hole, the player whose ball is farthest from the hole plays first.

* In match play, if you play out of turn, your opponent may make you replay your shot. This is not so in stroke play. Get some more information from thesimplegolfswingreviews.blogspot.com.