When can you tee up your golf ball?

The first shot of each hole can be played from a tee. The tee is a small odject that stands the golf ball off the ground. It is often pushed into the grass and has a small cup shape for the golf ball to sit on. The ball does not have to be placed into [...]

What is a golf driver?

The term golf driver has become the main word for the one wood. Drivers used to have the number one on the bottom of them. The modern game has giving golfers a lot more options in their one woods or drivers. The modern day drivers now have the loft printed on the bottom. So the [...]

What is the teeing ground in golf?

The teeing ground or tee is the starting point of each hole on a golf course. The tee is usally a cut and often raised area with coloured markers demoting the different start points for a hole. The coloured markers will be placed apart from eachother to show you where a players is to start [...]

What is a fairway in golf?

The fairway is a term used to discribe the area of ground on a golf course between the tee and the green. The fairway is the cut peice of grass that a player tries to hit their ball onto. The fairway is often between the uncut area of grass know as the rough.

What is an eagle in golf?

An eagle is a term used to discribe what score a player has completed a hole in. If a player is playing a par 4 and completes the hole in 2 shots then this is an eagle, two under the par for that hole.

what is a bogey in golf?

A bogey is a term used in golf to discribe the amount of shots they have had on a hole. A bogey is one over the par fir that hole. If a player is playing a par 5 and completes the hole in six shots then this is a bogey, the hole is played in [...]

What is a birdie in golf?

A birdie is a term used to discribe the amount of shots a player has had on a hole. A birdie means that the player has completed the hole in one under par. If the player is playing a par 3 and completes the hole in 2 shots then this is a birdie.

What is par in golf?

Par is the number of shots a golfer is meant to play each hole in. A round of golf consists of 18 holes and each hole has it’s own par. The higest par is a par 5 and the lowest is a par 3. If a hole is a par 4 then the golfer is [...]

Golf Etiquette

Golf is played with a high level of understanding and respect for the game and the players who play. The etiquette of the game is one of the main factors that golf has grown for so many years. Where over sports struggle to regulate and control its players golf still holds full control over its [...]

Rules The Ball Unfit For Play

Golf Ball Rules, when is a golf ball unfit for play, A golf ball is unfit for play when it is cracked, misshaped or visibly cut. The ball is not unfit for play when it has mud on it, scraped or paint has been moved from the surface.   If you think your ball has [...]