MJPROFIT - Golf

Golf
by: Marc Singford

Golf is a game where a person hits a little ball laying on the ground with a stick called a golf club into a small hole, also in the ground. This type of ball game does not have a specific area of play but the game is played on an area of land that has been mapped out for this specific game. This area of land is called a golf course.

A hole refers to both the hole in the ground into which the ball is hit as well as the total distance from the tee, the area where each player initially hits the ball, to the green, which is the area surrounding the actual hole in the ground. After a player first hits the ball at the tee, he continues to do so from the fairway, where the grass is cut low enough for easy play, or from the rough, where the grass is longer and more difficult to play, until the ball enters the hole, or cup.

The grass on the area immediately surrounding the hole, commonly referred to as the putting green, is cut extremely short so the ball can roll easily. When a player hits the ball into the cup, he has completed play on that hole. The object of the game is to hit the ball into the cup in fewer strokes than an opponent. Skilled players require fewer strokes to hit the ball into the hole.

Golf is not an easy game, and it takes much more than just hitting a little ball into a hole to play the game right. There are also many hazards on golf courses such as sand traps, ponds, trees and woods and so on. Players who hit the ball in these areas have to hit the ball where it has landed so they try to avoid the areas as much as possible. If the ball can't be played from where it is, it can be moved to a better location but it will cost that player and one stroke penalty. Another rule when a player hits the ball into a hazard is that their club cannot touch the ground before hitting the ball, not even for a practice swing.

The hole is classified by its par and is determined by the distance from tee to green. Par is the number of strokes an expert golfer should take at hitting the ball into the hole. Par three holes range in distance from 100 to 224 meters, four holes from 225 to 434 and five holes is 435 meters and up.

About The Author

Marc Singford runs the website and writes for FAV Golf which is the complete Golf research center providing easy access to absolutely everything you can possibly imagine Golf related. Please vistit http://www.favgolf.com for any questions or comments about this article.

This article was posted on March 22, 2006