GOLF

1. GOLF Individual Sports GOLF

2. HISTORY • Scotland gave birth to the game we know as golf today. • St. Andrews Links in Scotland, is regarded as the "home of golf". It has one of the oldest and most famous courses in the world, where the game has been played since the 15th century.

3. HISTORY • In 1894, The United States Golf Association (USGA) was formed in New York. • In 1995, NBC launched the Golf Channel. • Traditionally, golf was a male-dominated sport. In 2012, Augusta National Golf Club was the first club to offer women exclusive memberships.

4. There are four major championships in professional golf: • June:U.S. Open- various locations in the USA. • July:The Open Championship - various locations in the U.K. • August:PGA Championship- various locations in the USA. • April - The Masters Tournament- private golf club in the city of Augusta, Georgia, USA. • At the Masters, a green jacket has been awarded to the champion, who must return it to the clubhouse one year after the time of that player’s victory.

5. GOLF EQUIPMENT • Clubs • Bags • Golf Balls • Gloves • Tees

6. HOW TO PLAY • You can play golf individually or against other players. • Player starts by teeing off. If there are multiple players competing, the player whose ball lands farthest from the designated hole plays first. • Game length varies depending on how many holes you are playing. A regulation golf game is 18 holes. • Points are scored by the number of strokes it takes a player to put the ball in the flagged hole. • The ball must be motionless before being struck. • Winner is determined by the player who has the fewest strokes at the end of the entire course.

7. Etiquette • In a regulation golf game, a player must wear a shirt with a collar, golfing shoes, golf clubs, and a carrying bag. • Practice proper communication. For example, while teeing off make sure you call out “Fore” to make sure that other players are expecting your shot. • If you create a divot with your swing or you have to walk into a sand trap, please return the course to its original state. • Please remain quiet when someone is making a stroke. • Players should not play until the players in front are out of range.

8. INTERLOCKING GRIP Interlock the index finger of the top hand with the pinky of the bottom hand and keep the thumbs straight down the shaft. The palm of the bottom hand covers the thumb of the top hand on the shaft.

9. OVERLAP GRIP The pinkie of the bottom hand overlaps between the index and the middle fingers of the top hand; the palm of the bottom hand covers the thumb of top hand.

10. FULL FINGER GRIP Where your fingers neither intertwine nor overlap, but simply rest against one another with very light pressure. Thumbs are pointing down the center of the club and not wrapping around. (8 finger contact with the club)

11. SQUARE STANCE Both feet are placed parallel with the desired flight of the ball. Golfers usually use this stance for middle distance shots that require the 4, 5, and 6 irons. This stance can be used for all shots for a beginner.

12. CLOSED STANCE In this stance the left foot is closer to the line of the desired flight of the ball than the right foot. This stance is used when driving from the tee or hitting a long fairway shot.

13. OPEN STANCE The right foot is closer to the line of desired flight of the ball than the left foot. This stance is used with the shorter irons to accommodate a shorter back swing. for a more controlled hit.

14. STROKE A swing that makes contact with the ball; The player with the fewest strokes wins GOLF STROKE VIDEO

15. DRIVE The first shot of each hole, made from the tee bar

16. PUTT A shot played on the green, usually with a putter PUTTING VIDEO

17. PITCH SHOT A short shot (typically from within 50 yards), usually played with a higher lofted club and made using a less than full swing that is intended to flight the ball toward a target with greater accuracy than a full iron shot PITCH SHOT VIDEO

18. CHIP SHOT a short shot (typically played from very close to and around the green), that is intended to travel through the air over a very short distance and roll the remainder of the way to the hole CHIP SHOT VIDEO

19. CLUB • An implement used by a player to hit a golf ball. CLUBFACE • The surface of the clubhead which is designed to strike the golf ball

20. IRON A club with a flat-faced solid metal head generally numbered from 1-9 indicating loft PUTTER • A special golf club with a very low loft that is used once the ball is on the green

21. WEDGE A type of club where the head is generally bulbous in shape except for the clubface TEE A small peg placed in the ground where the ball sits for the first stroke of each hole

22. DIVOT The chunk of grass and earth displaced during a stroke FORE The warning call to anyone in the way of an approaching ball

23. FAIRWAY closely mown area that usually runs between the tee box and putting green of a golf hole ROUGH The grass that borders the fairway, usually taller and cooler than the fairway

24. BUNKER A depression in bare ground that is usually covered with sand; also called a “sand trap”

25. PAR The first shot of each hole made from the tee bar EVEN Having a score equal to that of par

26. BIRDIE Completing a hole one stroke under par EAGLE BOGEY • Completing a hole 2 strokes under par • Completing a hole 1 stroke over par

27. ACE When a player hits the ball directly from the tee into the hole with one stroke, also called a hole-in-one BACKSPIN BREAK A reverse spin on any ball that becomes airborne. The spin causes the ball to climb and land softly on the green The tendency of a putted ball to roll left or right of the straight line