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Every game of golf
is based on playing a number of holes in a given order. A round
typically consists of 18 holes that are played in the order
determined by the course layout. On a nine-hole course, a standard
round consists of two successive nine-hole rounds. A hole of
golf consists of hitting a ball from a tee on the teeing
box (a marked area designated for the first shot of a hole,
a tee shot), and once the ball comes to rest, striking it again.
This process is repeated until the ball is in the cup. Once
the ball is on the green (an area of finely cut grass)
the ball is usually putted (hit along the ground) into
the hole. The idea of resting the ball in the hole in as few
strokes as possible may be impeded by various hazards, such
as bunkers and water hazards.
Players
walk (or drive in motorized carts) over the course, either singly
or in groups of two, three, or four, sometimes accompanied by
caddies who carry and manage the players' equipment and give
them advice. Each player plays a ball from the tee to the hole,
except that in the mode of play called foursomes two
teams of two players compete, and the members of each team alternate
shots using only one ball until the ball is holed out. When
all individual players or teams have brought a ball into play,
the player or team whose ball is the farthest from the hole
is next to play. In some team events a player whose ball is
farther from the hole may ask his partner to play first. When
all players of a group have completed the hole, the player or
team with the best score on that hole has the honor,
that is, the right to tee off first on the next tee.
Each
player acts as marker for one other player in the group,
that is, he or she records the score on a score card.
In stroke play (see below), the score consists of the number
of strokes played plus any penalty strokes incurred.
Penalty strokes are not actually strokes but penalty points
that are added to the score for violations of rules or utilizing
relief procedures. |
