Golf Study Guide
Terms:
Birdie-one under par.
Bogey-one over par.
Par-the number of strokes a good player should need to play a hole without
mistake
under ordinary conditions.
Double Bogey-two over par.
Triple Bogey-three over par.
Quad-four over par.
Ace-hole in one.
Tee Box-place from which each hole begins and where the first ball must be hit
Fairway-specially prepared, closely chopped area intended for play between
tee and green.
Rough-taller glass left along side the fairway, which may also have natural
obstacles,
trees and wooded areas.
Divot-piece of turf cut by player's club.
Green-smooth surface where hole is located.
Hook-with a right-handed player comes from stroke, which causes ball to rotate
counter clockwise and curve to the right or left if you are a left-handed player.
Slice-with a right-handed player comes from stroke, which causes ball to rotate
clockwise and curve to the right or left if you are a left-handed player.
Hazard-sand or water, which are obstacle challenges on a golf course.
Club Head- part of club which strikes the ball.
Playing the game
The object of the game of golf is to hit a small, hard(golf ball)-as few times as is
necessary for it to travel from its starting point, a tee, into the hole located on
each green.
The golf ball is truck with clubs designated as woods or irons. Each player must
hit
his or her own stationary ball in the desired direction and for the desired distance,
using one of a variety of clubs of assorted lengths and shapes.
Each attempt to strike the ball, whether successful or unsuccessful, is called a
stroke.
Your score for a hole in the total number of strokes it takes you to hit the ball
from
the tee into the hole.
You may play a game of golf alone or in a group of one to three other players.
Golf is played on golf courses, with 9 or 18 holes.
These holes vary in length from 85 to 600 yards and are generally referred to as
short holes(85-245 yards), medium holes(245 to 445 yards), or long holes (445 to
600 yards).
The total yardage of a regulation 18 hole golf course varies from 5,600 to 7,000
yards.
In addition to the lengths of the holes, golf courses have other characteristics that
provide challenges to players.
Each hole begins with a tee box from which the first ball must be hit.
Each holes ends on a green, which has a 4 1/2 inch diameter, or cup, cut down
into the earth.
Between the tee and the green is the fairway.
The course is designed with specific boundaries that are marked by out-ofbounds stakes.
A player who hits a ball outside the boundary or into water is penalized by having
one stroke added to the score.
All golf holes have the five components described: tee area, fairway, rough,
putting
green, and cup(hole).
The central path from tee to green is the fairway, and it is the preferred location
for
your ball's landing. These areas may be wide or narrow, smooth or rough, and
may
have tees and shrubs located within them. Unfortunately, sometimes shots land
in the
taller grass left alongside the fairway, called the rough, which may also have
natural
obstacles such as trees and wooded areas.
The ball may also land in sand or water hazards. Such challenges on the golf
course
are called hazards or trouble.
The higher the number on the club's head equals the greater lift or higher arc on
the
ball's travel. The lower the number equals more of a line drive shot.
Gripping the Club
Three kinds of grips
1. Overlap Grip
2. Interlock Grip
3. Baseball Grip
Stance
Feet should be shoulder width apart
Weight evenly distributed
Foot alignment square to target line
Hips square to target line
Shoulders square to target line
Posture with flat back and eyes over hands
Weight forward, mid-step to ball of feet
Ball position: with iron near center of stance, with wood 3 inches to target side
of center blade of club square to line