Course Layout  Basics Of Golf Basics Of Golf ◦ Overview & Hole Design.  What’s In The Bag What’s In The Bag ◦ Club Variations & Usage.  Scoring Scoring ◦ Scoring Terminology & Instruction. Take Quiz Task : To advance through this web-quest, click and read through each one of the course layouts. After finished reading, click on the icon to return to this page and move on to the next course layout section. When completed, click on the 18 th hole icon below to take the quiz.

 Overview  Overview:  The first game of golf was played at Bruntsfield links, in Edinburgh, Scotland in A.D  Golf is played with in the area of land that is designated by a golf course. The course is between 5000 to 7000 yards in the length.  Each hole has a guideline for how many times it should take a golfer to hit the ball (known as stroke) to get it in the hole.  Golfer who has the least number of strokes or is the closest to or under par overall wins. Course Design

Course Design:  Front9  Front 9: Holes 1 through 9 on a golf course  Back9  Back 9: Holes 10 through 18 on a golf course.  Fairway  Fairway: The short grass on the hole between the tee and the green.  Green  Green: The area of specially prepared grass around the hole, where putts are played.  Rough  Rough: Grass that borders the fairway, which is normally longer than the fairway.  Hazard  Hazard: Physical part of the course such as water or sand, where it is very difficult to play the ball.

Driver Woods Irons Putter & Wedges

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 Fairway Woods: ◦ Clubs Come in a 3, 5, 7, & 9 ◦ 3 & 5 Most Popular Among Golfers. ◦ 3 Wood Has Loft Of Degrees. ◦ 5 Wood Has Loft Of Degrees.  Utility Woods: ◦ When Loft Is Higher, They Are Referred To As Utility Woods. Back To The Bag!!

I RONS I RONS : ◦ C LUB RANGE : 3,4,5,6,7,8,9,PW (P ITCHING W EDGE ). ◦ T HE CLOSER TO THE GREEN, THE HIGHER NUMBERED IRON YOU WILL USE FOR SHOT. ◦ H IGHER THE CLUB NUMBER, THE EASIER TO HIT. U SAGE U SAGE : ◦ I RONS TYPICALLY USED WHEN SHOT IS WITHIN 200 YDS. OF H OLE. Back To The Bag!!

 Wedges: ◦ Gap Wedge; Sand Wedge; Lob Wedge ◦ Highest lofted clubs ranging from degrees. ◦ Used within 80 yds. and closer to hole.  Putter: ◦ Used once golfer has reached the green. ◦ Purpose is to put the ball in the hole from close distance. Back To The Bag!!

 Ace  Ace : Getting the ball into the hole with only one shot.  Birdie  Birdie : One stroke under the designated par of a hole  Par  Par : A numerical standard of scoring excellence hole based on yardage and two putts per green  Eagle  Eagle : Two strokes under par for a hole  Bogey  Bogey : Usually one stroke over the designated par of a hole  Albatross  Albatross : A hole played three shots under par.

 1.) In golf this club is the longest club in the bag and is used for hitting the ball the furthest? ◦ Putter Putter ◦ Wedge Wedge ◦ Driver Driver ◦ Iron Iron

 2.) This is the area that surrounds the fairway and has the longest grass on the course? ◦ Fringe Fringe ◦ Tee box Tee box ◦ Green Green ◦ Rough Rough

 3.) If a player scores a 2 on a par five, they have scored a? ◦ Eagle Eagle ◦ Birdie Birdie ◦ Albatross Albatross ◦ Bogey Bogey

 4.) A player may up to but no more than this many clubs in a bag at a time? ◦ 7 7 ◦ ◦ ◦ 13 13

 5.) Of the sores listed, which one would be considered the best? ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦

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