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Sign in to saveGolf is a club-and-ball sport in which players use various clubs to hit a ball into a series of holes on a course in as few strokes as possible.
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Golf is a sport where players use different clubs to hit a ball into a series of holes spread across a course, trying to complete each hole in as few strokes as they can. It's a popular recreational activity and competitive sport played worldwide by millions of people.
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Key facts
- Sport.image
- Golfer swing.jpg
- Sport.caption
- Golfer in finishing position after hitting a tee shot
- Sport.union
- The R&AUSGAIGF
- Sport.first
- 15th century, Scotland
- Sport.contact
- No
- Sport.equipment
- Ball, clubs, tee
- Sport.category
- Outdoor
- Sport.ball
- Golf clubs, golf balls, and others
- Sport.glossary
- Glossary of golf
- Sport.olympic
- 1900, 1904,since 2016,
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Article
38 sectionsContents
- Origin and history
- Golf course
- Play of the game
- Rules and regulations
- Penalties
- Equipment
- Stroke mechanics
- Stance
- Strokes
- Musculature
- Types of putting
- Scoring and handicapping
- Par
- Scoring
- Basic forms of golf
- Match play
- Stroke play
- Other formats of play
- Bogey or par competition
- Stableford
- Basic pairs formats
- Team formats
- Handicap systems
- Popularity
- Golf courses worldwide
- Professional golf
- Instruction
- Golf tours
- Men's major championships
- Women's major championships
- Senior major championships
- Olympic Games
- Summary of international events
- Women
- Video games
- See also
- References
- External links
Golf is a club-and-ball sport in which players use various clubs to hit a ball into a series of holes on a course in as few strokes as possible.
Golf, unlike most ball games, cannot and does not use a standardized playing area, and coping with the varied terrains encountered on different courses is a key part of the game. Courses typically have either 9 or 18 holes, regions of terrain that each contain a cup, the hole that receives the ball. Each hole on a course has a teeing ground for the hole's first stroke, and a putting green containing the cup. There are several standard forms of terrain between the tee and the green, such as the fairway, rough (tall grass), and various hazards that may be water, rocks, or sand-filled bunkers. Each hole on a course is unique in its specific layout. Many golf courses are designed to resemble their native landscape, such as along a sea coast (where the course is called a links), within a forest, among rolling hills, or part of a desert.