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While golf has been quite a popular game throughout the world, there are still many people who have no idea what the game is really about. Some people even dismiss it as a stupid sport where people hit balls just to follow them endlessly. People are quite alienated with the game because many consider it as a sport of the elite, and thus are intimidated by it.

Golf is actually a sport where teams or individuals try to make a ball get into a hole by hitting it with a club within terrain. The game originated from Scotland and has been a popular sport in the British Isles for more than five centuries. The oldest existing course can be found in Musselburgh, the Old Links where the game has been played since 1672. Fairly recently this popular belief of golf’s origins has been contested by Chinese professor Ling Hongling of Lanzhou University, who acquired some evidence that a similar game has been played in China during the Tang Dynasty, which was more than half a century before the game first came into play in Scotland. While this may be true, the game as people know today is more similar to the one played in Scotland.

A game of golf occurs in a wide piece of land called the course. In the course, a series of holes is dug. Usually there are 9 to 18 holes in a golf course. Some people mention of a nineteenth hole, but that is just the slang for the bar or grill where players go to after a game. Each player makes his first stroke on the tee, a specially tended part of the course where the ball is first launched, and then makes the necessary successive stroked from the fairway - places in the course that are conducive for playing, or from the rough - places in the course that are more difficult to play in. Holes may have hazards which could be filled with water or sand, certain consequences are required for players who land their balls into hazards, these consequences are based on strict rules.

A golf player uses clubs to hit balls. Players can bring up to fourteen different types of clubs in a game. The general types of clubs are woods - used for long shots that require the travel of the ball at great distances, irons - used for shots that require more precision than power, and putters - used for playing in the green. Specialized clubs include wedges - irons that are used for shorter shots, and hybrids - combinations of the precision of irons and the power of woods. The golf ball has a diameter of at least 42.67 millimeters and a mass of no more than 45.93 grams. The golf ball has around 300 to 400 dimples on its surface, which are useful for the ball’s movement in the air.

Golf balls often have two to four layers made from synthetic materials. Golf carts are used as optional modes of transportation through long courses. The equipment used by players are placed in golf bags. Players wear special golf shoes that have spikes or plastic claws on their soles to maximize foothold on the green. Golfers often wear gloves to prevent blisters on their hands. Tees are used to position balls during the first stroke of each hole. A score card is used to keep a record of the game.

There are many other things to learn about golf such as the rules of the game, handicap systems, different techniques in putting, and so on. Luckily there are many books and magazines devoted to golf and most are available in local bookstores and magazine kiosks. There are also numerous of online golf resources on the internet.

Golfing can be a great pastime and a worthwhile activity for people of different backgrounds and ages. With a good grasp of what is to know about golf, the game can simply be a joy to play.

Khieng ‘Ken‘ Chho - Online Golf Resources. For more, visit Ken’s website: http://golf.1w3b.com/

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It is indeed a surprising turn of events when Malaysia entered the big business of golf courses and delivered its own brand of highly feasible, highly attractive golf courses in Kuala Lumpur. So, get on with an experience of the Asian brand of golf culture in this listing of golf courses in Kuala Lumpur.

Saujana Golf & Country Club

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Since its opening in 1986, Saujana Golf & Country Club has hosted several distinguished events: three events of Kosaido Malaysian Ladies Open, two separate events Eisenhower Trophy and the Espirito Santo Trophy for the 2002 World Amateur Golf Team Championships. It was also the venue for the $910,000 Carlsberg Malaysia Open Golf Championship of 2001.

It is because Saujana Golf & Country Club possesses two spectacular golf courses The Palm and the Bunga Raya that it got so much accolade by golf critics, including the Asian Golf Monthly 2005 The Best Championship Course in Asia for Palm Course and the 69th spot on the Top 100 Best Courses outside the USA for the Bunga Raya Course by Golf Digest 2005 Survey.

Bukit Jambul Golf & Country Resort

Undulating terrain and fresh greenery provides plenty of aesthetics for the Bukit Jambul Golf & Country Resort, but yet no one can ignore the challenges that are subtlety expressed by the scenic beauty of the place. It even has fruit trees that can be enjoyed by the golfers, an interesting bonus that only adds to its deserving ranking among the best golf courses in Kuala Lumpur. Even the opening hole can be rightfully bear the index rating of one.

Bukit Unggul Country Club

Golf courses are also nature walks, benefiting mind and body. While most golf course do take you to nature, Bukit Unggul Country Club takes you one step closer still. Because this course is one fine example of how a golf course can be carve out of nature’s bosom without really changing anything. The effect? Challenges in their most natural and accepted setting. Waterfalls, natural elevated greens, copses of trees, just naturally perfect.
Glenmarie Golf & Country Club

The Glenmarie Golf & Country Club’s approach for the TPC at Sawgrass the “Island Green” or the 17th hole may be more accepted than TPC’s but that’s not what made the Glenmarie spectacular. A water course, the Glenmarie features plenty of water hazards and water carries remeinscient to the 17th hole. Glenmarie is also vast, plus coupled with those water traps it can definitely pose real challenges even to veteran golfers.

Milos Pesic is an avid golfer and owner of the most comprehensive Golf Information Pages. Visit now to find out all you wanted to know about golf, golf equipment, tips, resorts and much more.

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The first thing to think about is:
don’t let the bunker cost you more than one shot.
If you get down in two from the bunker well and good.

However the first aim of bunker play is to get the ball out
at the first attempt.

This is of course about scoring.

If you hit your second shot into a bunker, consider it a shot dropped.

So you will make a five.
Not too bad, depending on your
handicap of course.

If you are a low handicapper, you will probably
get down in two won’t you?
However, I am talking mainly to the
higher handicappers for a moment..

So, you do all you can to get out of the bunker. No “clever” shots
until you have practised these and are sure you can pull them off
nearly every time.

So, you do not heed this advice.

You try a “clever” shot and what do you know,
you are still in the bunker.
Now you are there for three. Frustration!

Getting onto the putting surface first shot means, hopefully, 2
puts. So you score a five.
You could have hit your second shot short of the green, failed to
chip to the hole and taken two put anyway.

So, you can think of a bunker shot as equalling a short chip if you like.
One that does not finish near the hole.

This may help your mental game where a
bunker has reared its ugly head.

The same goes for fairway bunkers too, a long way from the green.
Make sure you GET OUT. Then carry on. Only one shot lost. At the
most.

Bill Maitland is a thinking, inventive golf guru.
He thought out and developed simple techniques and tips which enabled him to lower his handicap from 25 to 18, then from 18 to 15, and finally from 15 to 12.
He is a passionate golfer, and delights in helping others with their game should they want his help.

Author of Golf Tips. An e-Book that takes you step by step to being the best golfer that you can possibly be.
To learn about his tips and simple techniques
visit Online Golfers Handbook

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