GOLF
The modern game of golf originated in 15th century Scotland. The 18-hole round was created at the Old Course at St Andrews in 1764. Golf's first major, and the world's oldest tournament in existence, is The Open Championship, also known as the British Open, which was first played in 1860 at the Prestwick Golf Club in Ayrshire, Scotland. This is one of the four major championships in men's professional golf, the other three being played in the United States: The Masters, the U.S. Open, and the PGA Championship.
Playing a hole on a golf course is initiated by putting a ball into play by striking it with a club on the teeing ground (also called the tee box, or simply the tee). For this first shot on each hole, it is allowed but not required for the golfer to place the ball on a tee prior to striking it. A tee is a small peg that can be used to elevate the ball slightly above the ground up to a few centimetres high. Tees are commonly made of wood but may be constructed of any material, including plastic. Traditionally, golfers used mounds of sand to elevate the ball, and containers of sand were provided for the purpose. A few courses still require sand to be used instead of peg tees, to reduce litter and reduce damage to the teeing ground. Tees help reduce the interference of the ground or grass on the movement of the club making the ball easier to hit, and also places the ball in the very centre of the striking face of the club (the "sweet spot") for better distance.
- Play the ball as it lies, play the course as you find it, and if you cannot do either, do what is fair.
- In addition to the officially printed rules, golfers also abide by a set of guidelines called golf etiquette. There is no offside.
- The underlying principle of the rules is fairness. As stated on the back cover of the official rule book:
- Though there are no penalties for breach of etiquette rules,
SOME FACTS
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In the early days of golf, players would golf publicly, such as on the streets or on business properties. This was seen as a nuisance.
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American GOLF was invented in 1882, making it only 136 years old.
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Most Golfers Will Never Have a Handicap Under 18
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Tiger Woods Made His First Hole-in-One at Eight Years Old
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Tiger Woods Won 81 PGA Tournaments
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Phil Mickelson Is Right-Handed
SATATISTICS
| Team | Tournament | Goals | Shots PG | Discipline | Possession% | Pass% | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Scottie Scheffler | Premier league | 99 | 18.8 | 42 1 | 68.2 | 89.7 | 7.12 |
| 2. Sam Burns | premier league | 94 | 19.2 | 50 1 | 63.1 | 84.9 | 7.05 |
| 3. Cameron Smith | Bundesliga | 97 | 19.8 | 36 2 | 64.8 | 86.0 | 6.98 |
| 4. Patrick Cantlay | primier league | 76 | 15.6 | 63 1 | 62.2 | 87.1 | 6.92 |
| 5. Justin Thomas | Lalija | 80 | 17.3 | 76 0 | 60.1 | 89.0 | 6.90 |
Best players
Tiger Woods
Tiger Woods said on Tuesday he has decided to withdraw from next week’s U.S. Open outside Boston, citing a need for more time to get his body ready for major championship golf. Woods returned to competition at the Masters in April, 14 months after nearly losing his right leg in a car crash, then played in last month’s PGA Championship where he withdrew in pain after posting a nine-over-par 79 in the third round.
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Phil Mickelson
Phil Mickelson and Dustin Johnson are welcome to play the U.S. Open next week under a USGA decision announced Tuesday that puts the open nature of the championship over a player's decision to play in a Saudi-funded rival league. Mickelson and Johnson are among a dozen players in the LIV Golf Invitational this week who are exempt for the U.S. Open on June 16-19 at The Country Club outside Boston. Both have said they plan to play the third major of the year. Among other U.S. Open players who signed up for the new league are Sergio Garcia, Louis Oosthuizen and Kevin Na. EDITOR'S PICKS Tiger to skip U.S. Open, aims to play St. Andrews 20hMark Schlabach Dustin Johnson leaves PGA Tour to play in LIV 21hKevin Van Valkenburg Mickelson added to field for LIV Golf's first event 2dMark Schlabach "Regarding players who may choose to play in London this week, we simply asked ourselves this question -- should a player who had earned his way into the 2022 U.S. Open, via our published field criteria, be pulled out of the field as a result of his decision to play in another event?
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Rory McIlroy
Rory McIlroy in an interview with Golf Monthly talked about majors and mental strength: They’re the four toughest tests in golf. Maybe not so much in terms of scoring-wise, but certainly in terms of mentality. Coming down the stretch and trying to win a Major championship versus any other event is a little different, and that’s really when you know what you’re made of and the practice that you’ve put in, has it paid off? Are you able to handle that under the most intensive pressure?”- he said "I love doing what I’m doing.
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Jack Nicklaus
Jack William Nicklaus, nicknamed The Golden Bear, is an American retired professional golfer and golf course designer. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest golfers of all time. He won 117 professional tournaments in his career.
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Justin Thomas
Justin Louis Thomas is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour and is former World Number One. In 2017, Thomas experienced a breakout year, winning five PGA Tour events and the FedEx Cup championship. He has won two major golf championships, winning the PGA Championship in 2017 and 2022. Wikipedia
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Jon Rahm
Jon Rahm Rodríguez is a Spanish professional golfer. He was the number one golfer in the World Amateur Golf Ranking for a record 60 weeks and later became world number 1 in the Official World Golf Ranking, first achieving that rank after winning the Memorial Tournament in July 2020.
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