Golf Dictionary

On a golf course there are various backdrops, such as bunkers, or water hazards. These can be a pond or a depression filled with water or a stream. If a…

When a golfer plays a round, he means he is playing eighteen holes on a golf course. This is a round of golf. A nine-hole round is sometimes called a…

For practising putting, i.e. putting in the holes, there is usually a practice area on a golf course. This is called a putting green.

Putting is the short game on the green in golf. That is, putting the ball in from a short distance. For this purpose, a golf club called a putter is…

In Germany, golfers need a license to play on a golf course. This proves that they have mastered the basics of golf and know the rules and etiquette. A golf…

The word par is used on a fairway to indicate the average number of shots a player needs to drive the golf ball from the tee to the hole.

At 7,600 metres, the course of the International Golf Club Massachusetts, USA, is the longest golf course in the world.

US astronaut Alan Shepard played the first ball on the moon with a 6 iron on 6 February 1971.