GOLFGolf is a precision sport aimed at introducing a ball into holes that

are distributed in the field with the fewest strokes, using for each type of shot one of a set of sticks slightly

different from each other

In 1744 the first association of players in Scotland was founded,

and in 1745, also in the UK, the first rules of golf was created.

Golf Rules

Golf as a sport has its rules and obviously has its sanctions if not met• Principal golf rules• The ball may not be pushed, scraped or spooned.• International standards allow charging in the bag a

maximum of 14 clubs. • Anything less is allowed.• Output of a hole, the ball must be behind the tee brands• Play the ball as it is. It means that you can not change

the way the ball is located

VOCABULARY• ADRESS. Ready position player, with bat resting on the ground behind the

ball, intending to hit the golf ball.• APPROACH – This is a short or medium iron which is played into the green.

Often referred to as an “approach shot”.• BACKSPIN – This is a reverse spin, which causes the ball to stop very

quickly on the green.• BIRDIE – A score of 1 under par for a hole. (i.e. a score of 3 on a par 4

hole)• BOGEY – A score of 1 over par on a hole. (i.e. a score of 5 on a par 4 hole)• DOGLEG – This is one of two things. It is either one of four things that

Rover walks on or it is a hole that goes straight for a while then has a bend (or “dogleg”) to the left or right. You decide which fits here!

• EAGLE – This is a bird in real life, but in golf it means a score of 2 under par on a hole. (I.e. a score of 3 on a par 5 hole)

• FAIRWAY – This is the area on the golf course which lies directly between the tee box and the green and is cut really short and maintained really nice. You want to hit from this area if at all possible.

• GREEN – This is a color and also the term used to describe the putting surface on the golf course.

• GRIP – This refers to either the part of the shaft by which the club is held by the golfer or the manner in which the golfer holds the club. (i.e. an overlapping grip)

• HOLE – A 4 inch round receptacle on the green that you try to get your ball into.

• MULLIGAN – An extra shot which your opponent MAY allow you to take if you hit a really bad first shot. NOTE: this is NOT the way we suggest to play golf.

• SLOPE RATING – USGA term that represents the difficulty of a course for bogey golfers relative to the USGA Course Rating (which represents the difficulty for scratch golfers). The higher the slope, the more difficult the course plays for bogey golfers. Slope ratings range from 55 to 155 and 113 is considered average.

VOCABULARY

The players• For amateur players there is a handicap system

which gives a number of strokes over par for the course depending on the level of the player

• The course consists of 18 holes to be made in three, four or five strokes. Make the hole in those shots is getting a pair, the player's score is measured in shots per above or below par for the course

Championships• The major championships are open to countries

like England, USA, Spain ...• The Augusta Masters and the PGA Championship

are among the major world tournaments• Finally, there are the Ryder Cup, a tournament in

which teams face each year in the United States and Europe

top golfers in the world

• 1. Tiger Woods with 8.68 points and the US• 2. Lee Westwood with 8.36 points and England.• 3. Phil Mickelson with 8.28 points and the US• 4. Martin Kaymer with 8.04 points and Germany.• 5. Steve Stricker with 7.58 points and the US• 6. Jim Furyk with 7.39 points and the E.E.U.U.• 7. Paul Casey with 6.18 points and England• 8. Luke Donald with 5.77 points and England.• 9. Rory McIlroy with 5.50 points and Ireland.• 10. Ernie Els with 5.36 points and is South Africa