Rules of golf

Who invented golf? The answer to this age-long question has been largely debated by many historians and golf professionals over the years. Golfers who love the game still very heatedly debate over the origin. This mystery has remained unsolved, but does not really matter in the grand schemes of things, what matters about the history of golf is how golf has evolved and effected humans over the years. It is hard to believe that the calming, stress relieving game we know today could have come…

Golf is a $70 billion annual industry in the United States alone, with 24.1 million players across the nation. The sport of golf was created in the 1300's in Scotland, and has been around longer than all modern-day professional sports combined. The 11th century French game ¨Pallemaille¨ or ¨Jeu de mail¨, and the 13th century Dutch game ¨Kolven¨ are arguably predecessors to golf. The oldest golf club in America is St. Andrew's Golf Club in Yonkers, New York, built in 1888, 14 years before the…

THWACK! A golf swing can be heard from hundreds of feet away. This man just used 17 different muscle groups in his arms, legs, and abdomen--but is he playing a sport? Golf: sport, or just a hobby? Of course, many people would say either one. And, truly, there is only one answer. Golf is as much of a sport as basketball and baseball are. A sport, by definition on Dictionary.com, is “an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature.” Therefore, golf…

Golf is probably one of the most frustrating sports, but it’s a great one. It forces you to make smart decisions and makes you strong mentally. It can drive you crazy at times, but also be very giving at other times and that’s exactly why I love it. No one can just be good at golf without putting in the work which is how every sport should be. I’ve spent countless numbers of hours on the golf course and still have room for vast improvements. Golf has done wonders for me, but none of it would of…

Life Changing Event A few years back during a nice warm summer day I was watching a PGA Golf Tournament with my dad and saw one player that came straight to my attention because he was on the big white leaderboard with his name at the top. His name was Jordan Spieth, he was a twenty year old young adult that just graduated college and winning his first major tour event. He lead me to start playing golf because he was a young person that was winning a big tournament, on the PGA tour. Spieth was…

All golf clubs are composed of a shaft with a grip and a club head. There are six types of golf clubs – wood, iron, hybrid, putter, wedge and chipper. The rules of golf allow for the player to have fourteen clubs in the bag. The most complete set you can have in your bag is to have seven irons, three woods, a putter, a hybrid, a wedge and a chipper. A wood golf club should be used is there is a great distance between the position of the ball and the hole. Most “wood” golf clubs today aren't…

Professor Meyers English 111 5 October 2015 Cavity-Back Versus Muscle-Back Could game improvement irons be preventing individuals from becoming a better ball striker? The game improvement concept that originated in the 1980s has offered a new style of golf club head called a cavity-back. The sole purpose of the cavity-back iron design is to combine forgiveness and playability for the average golfer and to lower one’s scores quickly. Traditionally, the muscle-back iron design requires a…

found them, clean up your own mess etc. But for me all I really need to know I learned while playing the game of golf. It started the summer between my eighth and ninth grade year, I took up golf. I started by attending a golf camp teaching me the basic rules and techniques of golf. I would practice each day at the range during these hours of practice I got to know to course golf pro, Kim. One day he came up to me and asked if I wanted to volunteer for three days during the upcoming Web.com…

An outsider to golf may think the sport is boring, quiet, monotonous, that it has no point. After all, isn’t it just a bunch of guys carrying heavy bags, whacking balls around for hours at a time? What’s the point? As it turns out, there is more to golf than what's on the surface. It is not boring, quiet, or even monotonous, and it definitely does have a point -- more than one, actually. Because golf so closely resembles life, it teaches an abundance of lessons that not only help on the course…

The Midnight Golf Program has changed my life. You do not see many teenagers from African-American communities golfing. Midnight Golf is gradually but surely changing this, and I am one of the many products of our success story. The beginning to one’s personal success is being well-rounded. This secret society program instilled positive experiences and qualities into me throughout the year. Learning is the game of golf has not only taught me patience and a new type of focus but it also gives me…