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Sport overview--golf

Sport overview--golf

Sport overview--golf

Origin of Golf Golf is played on a course with an arranged progression of either nine or 18 holes. Each hole on the course must contain a tee box to start from, and a putting green containing the actual cup. There are other standard forms of terrain in between, such as the fairway, rough, and hazards, but each hole on a course is unique in its specific layout and arrangement. Golf is played for the lowest number of strokes by an individual, known as stroke play, or the lowest score on the most individual holes in a complete round by an individual or team, known as match play. Stroke play is the most commonly seen format at all levels. The modern game originated in Scotland, where the first written record of golf is James II's banning of the game in 1457, as an unwelcome distraction to learning archery. James IV lifted the ban in 1502 when he became a golfer himself, with golf clubs first recorded in 1503-1504. To many golfers, the Old Course at St Andrews, a links course dating to before 1574, is considered to be a site of pilgrimage.In 1764, the standard 18-hole golf course was created at St Andrews when members modified the course from 22 to 18 holes. Golf scoring terms Golf holes of different lengths will require more or fewer strokes by a golfer. And regardless of length, the par number of a hole always allows for two putts. So a 150-yard hole is one on which the expert is expected to hit the green with his tee shot, take two putts, and, therefore, require three strokes to finish that hole. Such a hole is therefore called a par-3. There are also par-4 and par-5 holes. The following terms describe a golfer's performance on a hole in relation to the hole's par: • A birdie is 1-under par • A bogey is 1-over par • An eagle is 2-under par • A double bogey is 2-over par • A double eagle (very rare) is 3-under par (also called an "albatross") • A triple bogey is 3-over par Golf major events The men's major golf championships, commonly known as the Major Championships, and often referred to simply as the majors, are the four most prestigious annual tournaments in professional golf. In order of play date, they are: • April – Masters Tournament (weekend ending 2nd Sunday in April) – hosted as an invitational by and played at Augusta National Golf Club in the U.S. state of Georgia. • June – U.S. Open (weekend ending with the 3rd Sunday in June, or Father's Day.) – hosted by the United States Golf Association (USGA) and played at various locations in the United States. • July – The Open Championship (week containing the 3rd Friday in July) – hosted by The R&A, an offshoot of The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews, and always played on a links course at one of ten locations in the United Kingdom. • August – PGA Championship (3rd weekend prior to Labor Day weekend) – hosted by the Professional Golfers' Association of America and played at various locations in the United States. Alongside the biennial Ryder Cup and Presidents Cup team competitions, the majors are golf's marquee events. Golf at Rio 2016 Olympics Candie Kung This is a historic moment for golf: after 112 years, it is again an Olympic sport. Before that, it was part of the programme only in Paris 1900 and St Louis 1904. In Rio, men and women will compete individually on the new Olympic Golf Course. But golf was removed the Olympic Games after 1904. In Rio, the world's best golfers will be part of the Olympic Games for the first time in more than a century, and the lure of a gold medal is sure to attract the sport's biggest names. Four Taiwanese golf players will take part at this year’s Rio Olympics. They are Lin Wen-tang, Pan Cheng-tsung, Teresa Lu and Candie Kung.