| Golf is played by hitting a ball using a
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| | score card you are holding. After which
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| club on an area called "teeing ground."
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| | do not forget to place an identifying
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| Once the ball is hit, it usually travels
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| | mark on the ball you are going to use.
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| fairways across and onto a next prepared
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| | Some golfers use the same type and brand
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| area. A hole could be found in this area
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| | of golf ball, if in case your ball is
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| that is called a "putting green."
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| | placed among these bunch, you will have
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| The objective of the game of golf is that
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| | difficulty knowing which is which.
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| one should be able to complete a hole by
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| | Label which ball is yours is more
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| means of hitting a ball from a teeing
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| | practical to do.
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| ground and place it inside the hole of
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| | Make sure that you get to count your
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| the putting green in as little strokes as
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| | clubs before actual play. You should have
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| possible. What is commonly referred to as
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| | a maximum of fourteen clubs.
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| a round of golf usually consists of 18
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| | When starting actual play, it is best
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| holes to be played in.
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| | that you tee off in front of the tee
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| In golf, there are basically two kinds of
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| | markers.
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| play to choose from. The winner in one
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| | When you tee off a little bit off or
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| kind of play is determined by the holes
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| | outside this specified area and you are
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| that are lost and won, this is referred
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| | playing a match play, your opponent may
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| to as a match play.
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| | have to ask you to repeat the stroke you
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| The other kind of play is determined by
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| | just did. The good thing when one does
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| the number of strokes one has taken to
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| | this in a match play, you get to incur no
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| complete a round. This is called a stroke
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| | penalty.
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| play.
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| | However, if in a stroke play, you then
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| When playing golf, there are basically
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| | are given a penalty of two-stroke. You
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| two relevant rules to remember: as you
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| | are therefore required to play in the
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| find the course, go play it. As the ball
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| | appropriate area.
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| lies, it should also be played as such.
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| | If while you are playing and your ball
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| If you find it hard to follow the above
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| | happens to lie in a bunker or a water
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| rule, at least try your very best to do
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| | hazard, you should not in any way touch
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| what is fair. How do you know what is
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| | the ground of the bunker or the water
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| fair? Below are the summarized rules to
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| | before you do your downswing.
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| give you a good idea of how to play a
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| | The ball must as much as possible be
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| good and just game of golf.
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| | struck fairly and should neither be
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| The Intro: Basic golf courtesy
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| | spooned or pushed.
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| Avoid moving, talking or standing too
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| | It is okay for you to mark the ball that
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| close to a golfer who is about to make a
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| | you are using. You could lift your ball,
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| stroke.
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| | clean it and place it on the exact place
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| Play with a minimum amount of delay. As
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| | where it was.
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| soon as the players in the group that you
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| | When dropping a ball, it is best that you
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| are in have left, it is just as best that
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| | erectly stand and then hold the ball at
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| you do the same.
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| | the length of your shoulder, and then you
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| Try your best not to play until the group
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| | may drop it. If by dropping the ball it
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| is already out of the way.
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| | happens to strike your partner, you or
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| As much as possible, try to replace the
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| | your caddie, the ball must then be
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| divots. Also, do not forget to smooth any
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| | dropped again with no penalty.
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| footprints found in the bunkers.
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| | It is also okay for you to lift your ball
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| It is highly inadvisable to drop your
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| | if by doing so you are able to assist
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| clubs on the putting green, so don't!
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| | another player. Or you also may lift any
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| The Rules of Playing
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| | other ball as long as that ball
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| Before playing that all important round
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| | interferes with your playing or
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| of golf, the first thing you should do is
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| | interferes another player.
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| to read the local rules stated on the
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