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SPORTS - GOLF |
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Date-wise Events |
- January 17, 1916: The
Professional Golfers Association (PGA) was formed on this
day.
- March 02, 1672: Golf is
documented as being played in Scotland as early as this day.
- October 17, 1860: The
world's oldest golf tournament in existence, and golf's
first major, is The Open Championship, which was first
played on this day at Prestwick Golf Club, in Ayrshire,
Scotland, with Scottish golfers winning the earliest majors.
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Description |
- Golf is a club and ball sport.
- The players use various clubs to hit balls into a series
of holes on a course in as few strokes as possible.
- Unlike most ball games, this game does not require a
standardized playing area.
- The game is played on a course with an arranged
progression of either nine or 18 holes.
- Each hole on the course must contain a tee box to start
from, and a putting green containing the actual hole or cup
(4.25 inches in width).
- There are other standard forms of terrain in between,
such as the fairway, rough (long grass), sand traps, and
hazards (water, rocks, fescue) but each hole on a course is
unique in its specific layout and arrangement.
- Golf is played for the lowest number of strokes by an
individual, known as stroke play, or the lowest score on the
most individual holes in a complete round by an individual
or team, known as match play.
- Stroke play is the most commonly seen format at all
levels.
- Musselburgh Links, East Lothian, Scotland is certified
as the oldest golf course in the world by Guinness World
Records.
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