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Best Golf
Courses :-
A golf course consists of a series of holes, each consisting of a teeing ground,
fairway, rough and other hazards, and a green with a flagstick (pin) and cup,
all designed for the game of golf. A standard round of golf consists of playing
18 holes, thus most golf courses have this number of holes. Some, however, only
have nine holes and the course is played twice per round, while others have 27
or 36 and choose two groups of nine holes at a time for novelty and maintenance
reasons.
Additionally, par-3 courses also exist, consisting of nine or 18 holes, all of
which are a Par 3. Many older golf courses, often coastal, are golf links, of a
different style to others. For non-municipal courses, there is usually a golf
club based at each course, and may include a pro shop.
The first section of every hole consists of what is known as the teeing ground,
or tee-box. There is usually more than one available box for a player to place
their ball, each one a different distance from the hole. They are generally as
level as feasible, and most are slightly raised from the surrounding fairway.
The most common tee areas, in increasing order of length from the hole, are the
ladies' tee, the men's tee, and the championship tee.
Other common tee-boxes include the junior tee, closer to the hole than the
ladies' tee, and the senior tee, generally between the ladies' tee and the men's
tee. In tournaments, golfers generally tee off from the box one level further
from the "normal" box for their class (men use the championship tee, ladies use
the senior or men's tee, and juniors use the ladies' tee).
Each tee box has two markers showing the bounds of the legal tee area. The
teeing area spans the distance between the markers, and extends from two-club
lengths behind the markers up to the markers themselves. A golfer may play the
ball from outside the teeing area, but the ball itself must be shot from within
the area. A golfer may place his ball directly on the teeing ground (called
hitting it "off the deck"), a manufactured support known as a tee, or any
natural substance such as sand placed on the teeing surface.
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