Global Golf Information

Golf is a sport that is practiced in the open air along a path defined in length and width. The path is divided into 18 parts each of which is called “hole”, a path is therefore made of 18 holes (but there are also areas with 9 holes) of different length and width, all together form the standard path of the field golf. The aim of the game is run, hitting him with the tools that call themselves “irons”, “timber”, “putter” (depending on their characteristics and therefore their use) and that in common parlance are called sticks, a ball along the way Grassy characterized by several difficulties or obstacles until the ball is not pushed into the hole that is at the end of the pit. The holes should be completed, depending on the length, number of shots that can be assigned to them by 3, 4 or 5 strokes. The expected number of strokes is called “par” then we hole par 3, par 4 or par 5. The sum of the various par-par will give the field (ie the sum of the 18 holes), normally placed between 69 and 72. Golf is a sport which is now covered by several rules, apparently complicated: having to consider various game situations (influenced morphology of the fields, environmental situations, the advantages given to players (so-called “handicap”), materials available, types of competition ) the rules of golf are updated and published every four years by the agencies ( “Governing Body”): for Europe is the Royal & Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews (R & A), in Scotland for the area Americans United States Golf Association (USGA). The importance of knowing the rules for a golfer is greatest: this is probably the only sport where everyone is a judge of himself, so honesty and respect must be part of the baggage of every golfer. Furthermore, there are procedures to follow to avoid penalties or simply to exploit in its favor certain situations. During the conduct of official matches, rather than real referees there are observers. Each competitor is required to practice self-control. In case of dispute we appeal to a special committee, whose main purpose is to let the players know what to expect the rules in this case. Mainly there are two types of game. The game pits you assign a point to a player who enters the hole in as few shots (taking into account the disability, penalties and discounts) and the winner is the one that at the end of the trail has won more holes. In stroke play the winner is the competitor who has walked the entire round in as few strokes (always taking into account the disability, penalties and discounts). The rules shall also fairly stringent gear used by players: While new technologies allow the creation of clubs and balls increasingly sophisticated and demanding, of the other rules imposed, they are increasingly restittive but always in the spirit of compete in a “fair”.