 GOLF IS A DUTCH WORD THAT SIMPLY MEANS CLUB  NO RECORDS OF WHERE GOLF ORIGINATED  GOLF IS BANNED BY SCOTS BECAUSE IT INTERFERRED WITH MILITARY TRAINING (50YRS)  NEW FEATHER BALL INVENTED  1659 – GOLF BANNED FROM STREETS IN NEW YORK  1826 – HICKORY IMPOTRED TO MAKE GOLF SHAFTS

 1895 – FIRST 18 HOLE GOLF COURSE OPENS IN U.S. (CHICAGO)  1898 – FIRST RUBBER-CORED BALL INVENTED  1905 – DIMPLE PATTERN FOR GOLF BALLS IS PATTENED  1910 – STEEL SHAFTS ARE PATTENTED  1973 – GRAPHITE SHAFT IS INVENTED

 ADDRESS: take a stance and ground the club before swinging  APRON: grass area (fringe) immediately surrounding the putting surface  BUNKER: a hazard, also referred to as a sand trap  DIVOT: turf displaced by a player’s club when making a swing  FAIRWAY: closely mowed route of play between teeing area and putting green

 FORE!: a warning cry to any person in the way of play or ball  GREEN: the putting surface  HONOR: the right to tee off first, earned by scoring the lowest on the previous hole  MATCH PLAY: type of game in which each hole is a separate contest  ROUGH: areas of long grass, adjacent to the tee, fairway, green, or hazards

 STANCE: position of feet when addressing the ball  STROKE PLAY: type of game based on total number of strokes taken  TEE: a peg, on which the ball is placed before striking it form the tee box area, used only at the beginning of a hole  TOP: to hit the ball above its center, will not travel as far

 ACE – HOLE IN ONE  PAR – STANDARD NUMBER OF STROKES  BIRDIE – ONE STOKE UNDER PAR  EAGLE – TWO STROKES UNDER PAR  BOGEY – ONE STROKE OVER PAR  DOUBLE BOGEY – TWO STROKES OVER PAR

 HOOK: A stroke made by a right handed player which the ball curves to the left of the target. Left handed player, the ball will curve right  SLICE: A strike made by a right handed player, which the ball curves to the right of the target. Left handed player, the ball will curve left

 PUSH: A stroke made by a right handed player where the ball goes straight to the right of the target. Left handed, straight left of the target.  PULL: A stroke made by a right handed player where the ball goes straight to the left of the target. Left handed, straight right of the target

HOOK SLICE PULLPUSH

GRIP SHAFT FACE HEAD

 STAND MOTIONLESS AND QUIET WHILE OTHERS HIT  DO NOT HIT UNTIL THE GROUP IN FRONT OF YOU IS OUT OF RANGE  PLAY WITHOUT DELAY  SMOOTH OUT FOOTPRINTS BEFORE LEAVING A BUNKER  REPLACE AND PRESS DOWN ANY DIVOT AND REPAIR ANY BALL MARKS ON THE GREEN