{"id":11621,"date":"2013-08-23T16:29:43","date_gmt":"2013-08-23T08:29:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dafabetsports.com\/en\/?page_id=11621"},"modified":"2018-01-15T16:29:59","modified_gmt":"2018-01-15T08:29:59","slug":"golf-basics","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dafabetsports.com\/en\/betting-help\/guide\/golf-basics","title":{"rendered":"What is Golf \u2013 Golf Basics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-64088\" alt=\"Golf Basics\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dafabetsports.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Golf-Basics.jpg\" width=\"622\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dafabetsports.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Golf-Basics.jpg 622w, https:\/\/dafabetsports.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Golf-Basics-300x106.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dafabetsports.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Golf-Basics-600x212.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 622px) 100vw, 622px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"button-container\">\n<div class=\"button-align\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dafabc.net\/en\/join\/sports?btag=625071\"><img alt=\"\"src=\"https:\/\/www.dafabetsports.com\/en\/wp-content\/themes\/unspoken\/images\/join-now.png\" \/><\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dafabc.net\/en\/sports\/?btag=625071\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dafabetsports.com\/en\/wp-content\/themes\/unspoken\/images\/view-market.png\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class='content-column two_third'><h2>What is Golf?<\/h2>\n<p>It is important to know the answer to the question \u2013 What is Golf? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dafabetsports.com\/en\/golf\">Golf<\/a> is generally a precision club and ball sport wherein competing players, or golfers, use various types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a course using the fewest number of strokes.<\/p>\n<p>According to the rules of golf, it is &#8220;playing a ball with a club from the teeing ground into the hole by a stroke or successive strokes in accordance with the Rules.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>This sport does not require a standardized playing area. It is played on a golf course, generally consisting of an arranged progression of either 9 or 18 &#8220;holes&#8221;.<br \/><\/div><div class='content-column one_third last_column'><div style=\"float: right; margin-left: 20px;\"><strong>Other Sports Basics<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dafabetsports.com\/en\/betting-help\/guide\/football-basics\/\">Football Basics <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dafabetsports.com\/en\/betting-help\/guide\/basketball-basics\/\">Basketball Basics <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dafabetsports.com\/en\/betting-help\/guide\/tennis-basics\/\">Tennis Basics <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dafabetsports.com\/en\/betting-help\/guide\/f1-basics\/\">Formula One Basics <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dafabetsports.com\/en\/betting-help\/guide\/cricket-basics\/\">Cricket Basics <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dafabetsports.com\/en\/betting-help\/guide\/rugby-basics\/\">Rugby Basics <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dafabetsports.com\/en\/betting-help\/guide\/horse-racing-basics\/\">Horse Racing Basics <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dafabetsports.com\/en\/betting-help\/guide\/athletics-basics\/\">Athletics Basics <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dafabetsports.com\/en\/betting-help\/guide\/boxing-basics\/\">Boxing Basics <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dafabetsports.com\/en\/betting-help\/guide\/cycling-basics\/\">Cycling Basics <\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><div class='clear_column'><\/div><\/p>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<p>Competition in golf is mainly played for the lowest number of strokes by an individual, known simply as stroke play, or the lowest score on the most individual holes during a complete round by an individual or team, known as match play.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Play of the Game<\/h3>\n<p>Important to playing Golf is knowing how to play golf. Every round of golf is based on playing a number of holes in a given order. A &#8220;round&#8221; is primarily made up of 18 holes that are played in the order determined by the course layout. On a standard course of 18 holes, each hole is played once in the round; on a nine-hole course, players may play a &#8220;short game&#8221; playing each hole once, or a &#8220;full round&#8221; by playing each hole twice.<br \/>\nPlaying a hole on a golf course is initiated by putting a ball into play by striking it with a golf club on the teeing ground (also called the tee box, or simply the tee). When the initial shot on a hole is intended to move the ball a long distance (typically more than 225 yards), the shot is commonly called a &#8220;drive.&#8221; Shorter holes may be initiated with other clubs, such as higher-numbered woods or irons. Once the ball comes to rest, the golfer strikes it again as many times as necessary using shots that are variously known as a &#8220;lay-up&#8221;, an &#8220;approach&#8221;, a &#8220;pitch&#8221;, or a &#8220;chip\u2019\u2019 until the ball reaches the green, where he or she then &#8220;putts\u2019&#8221; the ball into the hole (commonly called &#8220;sinking the putt&#8221; or &#8220;holing out&#8221;).<\/p>\n<p>After answering what is golf and how to play golf, let us delve into the topic of the Golf basics.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Scoring<\/h3>\n<p>A golfer&#8217;s score is usually expressed as the difference between the player&#8217;s number of strokes and the par score. A hole in one (or an &#8220;ace&#8221;) occurs when a golfer sinks his ball into the cup with his first stroke from the tee.<\/p>\n<p>It is also important to know the common scores or specific terms for a hole. They are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Condor ( &#8211; 4 or four strokes under par)<\/li>\n<li>Albatross or Double Eagle (-3 or three strokes under par)<\/li>\n<li>Eagle ( &#8211; 2 or 2 strokes under par)<\/li>\n<li>Birdie ( &#8211; 1 or one stroke under par)<\/li>\n<li>Par (equal to par)<\/li>\n<li>Bogey ( + 1 or one stroke over par)<\/li>\n<li>Double Bogey ( + 2 or two strokes over par)<\/li>\n<li>Triple Bogey ( + 3 or three strokes over par)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Competition in golf is mainly played for the lowest number of strokes by an individual, known simply as stroke play, or the lowest score on the most individual holes during a complete round by an individual or team, known as match play. &nbsp; Play of the Game Important to playing Golf is knowing how to play golf. Every round of golf is based on playing a number of holes in a given order. A &#8220;round&#8221; is primarily made up of 18 holes that are played in the order determined by the course layout. On a standard course of 18 holes, each hole is played once in the round; on a nine-hole course, players may play a &#8220;short game&#8221; playing each hole once, or a &#8220;full round&#8221; by playing each hole twice. Playing a hole on a golf course is initiated by putting a ball into play by striking it with a golf club on the teeing ground (also called the tee box, or simply the tee). When the initial shot on a hole is intended to move the ball a long distance (typically more than 225 yards), the shot is commonly called a &#8220;drive.&#8221; Shorter holes may be initiated with","protected":false},"author":43,"featured_media":64088,"parent":3656,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-11621","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Golf Basics | Learn How to Play Golf from dafabetsports.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Learn what is Golf and the Golf Basics at dafabetsports.com, Create an account today and claim your 100% welcome bonus up to SGD100\/MYR200!\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" 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