Golf Basics - What You Need To Know

The rules in golf are fairly simple if you alreadywould be called an albatross and the best score
know them, however explaining them could takewould be a hole in one, which happens if you
a while. If you are not very familiar with thewere able to get the ball from the tee to the hole
basics, the first thing you would need to knowin one hit.
would be the main objective of the game: youOn the other hand, if you scored one more than
have to hit the ball at the start or at the tee intothe par then that would be a bogey. Two more
the hole for every section in the course's 18than the par would be a double bogey. If you
sections or 18 holes.have tried for more that 12 shots, then you
The hole is located on the green, which is a pieceforfeit the hole. You would then have to move to
of short and well-maintained grass. Once you arethe next hole.
already on the green, you need to use yourEventually, as you go through the game, there
putter, which is the club that has a slab-like end,would be various hazards that you would have to
instead of your other normal clubs.deal with. If your ball lands on the rough, which is
Every hole has a specified target number ofan area on the course that has long grass, you
shots to be done from the tee to the hole. This iscould find it difficult to move on from that area.
called the par. For instance, if you are on a par 5There could also be trees on the rough of some
hole, you would need to get the ball from the teecourses, which could make them harder to get
to the hole in five shots or less. If you were ableout of. The worst hazards would be the lakes and
to do it with exactly the number of shotsthe ponds, because if you hit the ball into one, it
specified, then your score would be a par. If youwould cost you the shot you took and another
did it in one less than the par, your score wouldshot as a penalty, which would make it harder to
be a birdie. If you did it in two less than the par,reach par.
your score would be an eagle. Three below par