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THE GAME OF GOLF was first played in Scotland some
400 years ago. Players are required to hit a ball, using
a wooden or iron club, from a smooth level point or “teeing
GOLF BALL ground,” down the “fairway,” and on to a putting green where
AND TEE the target hole is located. The fairway is a strip of clear land
along which there are natural hazards—such as ponds and streams,
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man-made hazards—such as bunkers (sand pits), and rough (areas cover to contain
of uncut grass). Championship golf courses have 18 holes. The object Water liquid
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of the game is to hit the ball into each hole in turn, and to complete
the “round” using as few strokes as possible. Players compete
Putting
individually or in teams, playing the course together in
green
groups of two, three, or four. The two basic forms of
competition are match play and stroke play.
In match play, the side winning the majority
of holes over a certain number of rounds
wins the match. In stroke play,
the winner is the player who
finishes a certain number of Elevated Dog-leg
rounds having made green hole
the fewest strokes.
Putting
green
Bridge
Clubhouse
Pond
Bunker

Hole
Practice
area
Teeing
ground
Rough
Pathway
AUGUSTA NATIONAL
GOLF COURSE, AUGUSTA,
GEORGIA, US
Fairway

A TYPICAL HOLE
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of trees
Teeing
ground

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