GOLFGOLF

HISTORY

GOLF IS A DUTCH WORD THAT SIMPLY MEANS CLUB

NO RECORDS OF WHERE GOLF ORIGINATED 1457 - GOLF IS BANNED BY SCOTS BECAUSE

IT INTERFERRED WITH MILITARY TRAINING (50YRS)

1618 - NEW FEATHER BALL INVENTED 1659 – GOLF BANNED FROM STREETS IN NEW

YORK 1826 – HICKORY IMPOTRED TO MAKE GOLF

SHAFTS

HISTORY

1895 – FIRST 18 HOLE GOLF COURSE OPENS IN U.S. (CHICAGO)

1898 – FIRST RUBBER-CORED BALL INVENTED

1905 – DIMPLE PATTERN FOR GOLF BALLS IS PATTENED

1910 – STEEL SHAFTS ARE PATTENTED 1973 – GRAPHITE SHAFT IS INVENTED

IMPORTANT TERMS

ADDRESS: take a stance and ground the club before swinging

APRON: grass area (fringe) immediately surrounding the putting surface

BUNKER: a hazard, also referred to as a sand trap

DIVOT: turf displaced by a player’s club when making a swing

FAIRWAY: closely mowed route of play between teeing area and putting green

IMPORTANT TERMS

FORE!: a warning cry to any person in the way of play or ball

GREEN: the putting surface HONOR: the right to tee off first, earned

by scoring the lowest on the previous hole

MATCH PLAY: type of game in which each hole is a separate contest

ROUGH: areas of long grass, adjacent to the tee, fairway, green, or hazards

IMPORTANT TERMS

STANCE: position of feet when addressing the ball

STROKE PLAY: type of game based on total number of strokes taken

TEE: a peg, on which the ball is placed before striking it form the tee box area, used only at the beginning of a hole

TOP: to hit the ball above its center, will not travel as far

SCORING

ACE – HOLE IN ONE PAR – STANDARD NUMBER OF STROKES BIRDIE – ONE STOKE UNDER PAR EAGLE – TWO STROKES UNDER PAR BOGEY – ONE STROKE OVER PAR DOUBLE BOGEY – TWO STROKES OVER

PAR

BALL FLIGHT

HOOK: A stroke made by a right handed player which the ball curves to the left of the target. Left handed player, the ball will curve right

SLICE: A strike made by a right handed player, which the ball curves to the right of the target. Left handed player, the ball will curve left

BALL FLIGHT

PUSH: A stroke made by a right handed player where the ball goes straight to the right of the target. Left handed, straight left of the target.

PULL: A stroke made by a right handed player where the ball goes straight to the left of the target. Left handed, straight right of the target

BALL FLIGHT

HOOKSLICE

PULL PUSH

GOLF CLUB

GRIP

SHAFT

FACE

HEAD

ETIQUETTE

STAND MOTIONLESS AND QUIET WHILE OTHERS HIT

DO NOT HIT UNTIL THE GROUP IN FRONT OF YOU IS OUT OF RANGE

PLAY WITHOUT DELAY SMOOTH OUT FOOTPRINTS BEFORE

LEAVING A BUNKER REPLACE AND PRESS DOWN ANY DIVOT

AND REPAIR ANY BALL MARKS ON THE GREEN