Golf Basics
This is the area where every hole begins
Tee Box
This club is usually used on the green
This is one OVER par
Bogey
This area may remind you of the beach, but it is not fun
Bunker
These are the things balls make on the green, and you may make on the ground when hitting
Divot. Insert your divot tool into the turf and push up rather than down. Down will kill the roots
This is the name for one stroke under Par
Birdie
This club typically hits the ball the furthest
Driver
what is the most common Par for an 18 hole round
72
Ponds, Rivers, and Lakes are nice to look at, but not fun for your ball to go in. If it does, it is called a
Water Hazard
Players should be quiet when...
Another player is about to hit.
This is the Warning word that is shouted when a golf ball may hit someone
FORE
How many clubs are you allowed to have in the bag
14
2 strokes under par is what
an Eagle
Red Stakes indicate a Hazard. Name one of your options when playing out of a Red stakes Hazard
Stroke and distance - Go back to where you were and add one stroke.
2 club lengths from Where it entered the stakes - Drop for one stroke penalty.
Back on the Line. Go as far back as you like keeping the same line from where you entered and drop for a stroke penalty.
Furthest from the hole plays next
The short grass immediately around the hole
Green
This style of club isn't quite an iron, and isn't quite a wood
Hybrid
When playing off the tee, how do you determine who goes first?
The lowest score on the previous hole.
What do white stakes indicate
On the putting green, the area between a golfer and the hole is
their "line". It is bad form to step on or thru their "line"
On the tee box, these are the things you must start behind
This is the number after a wedge to indicate how much the club will recoil
BOUNCE
Low Bounce- 4-8* To make little to no divot
Mid Bounce - 8-12* Most Versatile
High Bounce- 12-14+ - Designed for soft grass, or sand, will make a large divot
3 Strokes under par is this rare feat
Albatross
If I accidentally hit the ball on a practice swing, what happens?
Nothing, you can put the ball back where it was.
This is the time it is supposed to take to finish a round
"Pace of Play" - keeping up with the group in front of you is good form.