A Beginner's Guide To The Golf Course Shape
Do you want to learn to play golf? Great! In this article I intend to take you on a tour of a typical golf course shape and to give you a general overview on how the game of golf is played. A round of golf is usually played on an 18 hole golf course. However, there are some golf courses that may only be 9 holes. The players elect to play either 9 holes or 18 holes. If you are a beginner, I suggest you start playing 9 holes as it allows you to get the feel for the game within a respectable time frame. The aim of golf is to hit a golf ball with a golf club and get the ball into a hole with the least number of shots (called "strokes"). The person that gets around the golf course shape in the least number of strokes wins. Each hole has a "Par", this tells the player the average amount of strokes it should take them to get their ball into the hole. Each Player then takes their turn to "Tee off". The players will then go find their golf balls. The player who hit...