By: Anna Wang

Golf is an sport about hitting a ball with a club and seeing if you can control your feelings.

It started in the 15th century in Scotland. It happened when shepards bring their sheep out to eat grass and get bored. So they used a stick to hit a rock.The rock falls in a rabbit hole and then golf is invented.

Equipment

First of all you need equipment. You need golf clubs, tees (wooden sticks with a flat top which can be bought at golf shops), a golfing glove, a ball maker or a coin (used to mark the ball to prevent others from hitting),and of course you need balls (Some are Taylor made, Callaway, and much more).

Know your clubs

Golf clubs come in different kinds. They serve different purposes and are used differently. The flat clubface one is called a putter.It has no loft (height when hitting.)and is used to roll the ball. The open faced one is a wedge. It can make the ball go very high. It is perfect for long grass and hitting close to the hole. The biggest one is called a driver.It hits the farthest.The ball also has to be placed on the tee. The other driver like clubs are hybrid and wood.They can both go on the ground or on a tee. They also go very far. The rest are irons. They can go on a tee or the ground also.There are 1,2,3,4,irons but they are not so common.The pitching wedge can also be called a 10 iron!

The smaller the number of the club the farther it goes.

Grass type

One important thing is to know the grass type.

A common grass is the light green grass in the middle of the golf course.It is called a fairway.It is the best place to land on your first shot for far holes. On the sides you will find a long grass called rough.You can also find a sandy ditch.It is called a bunker.It is best to stay out of it Because it is hard to get out.The part that the hole is on is called a green.On the green you can only use a putter.The darker part outside the green is a fringe.You can only use a putter there.

Rules

The rules is simple and easy to understand.

Every time you touch the ball counts one stroke.The point of the game is to get the least amount of strokes.If you want a line on the ball with the hole you should put your ball marker behind the ball.Then place the ball back after placing the line.Finally take the marker away.

So good luck,and use the tips to play the best game of golf you’ve ever played!