HOW TO PLAY GOLF?
In order to complete a golf match, eighteen holes will have to be completed in a
pre-established order. The first shot of every hole is taken at the
opening tee and the last one will be the one getting the ball into the
hole. The score is obtained by adding the number of shots taken in order
to putt the ball into the hole. The total result will then be the
addition of the eighteen partial results of every hole.
In a competition though, this result will depend on other factors, the kind of game being played and the handicap
system which is very crucial in golf as it is the tool allowing players
to compete fairly independently of their levels of play.
The first shot is always powerful so as to get as close as possible to the hole. The ball can rest on a wooden or
plastic tee to make hitting the ball easier. The following shots are
given to the ball just as it rests on the field. Each golf Course or
Links has holes of three, four, or five shots called par3, par 4 and par
5. The par 3 is the shortest distance to the hole and the par 5 the
longest. Once the ball is in the green, the player hits the ball softly
with a club called putter to try and get it into the hole. The par of
the hole consists of getting the ball into the hole in the number of
shots established. The par of the links is fulfilled when the holes have
been completed with the exact number of shots average.
If a player completes a hole with one shot under par it is called a birdie; if it is completed with two shots less
it is called an eagle; if completed with three shots less it is called
an albatross. If the hole is completed with one shot over par it is
called a bogey, two shots over it is called a double bogey, three over,
a triple bogey, etc. When the player gets the ball into the hole with
the first shot, opening tee, it is called “hole in one”.
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