If you're just taking up the sport of golf you could be a little threatened by the enormous vocabulary you have got to learn in order to talk the language of the game. It is tricky enough to learn how to play golf, so we want to make sure you don't worry about learning the best way to speak the talk.
With today's piece we're going to talk about holes. This is so much more than just a hole in the grass, it also refers back to the individual parts of the course. Let's get to it.
Quantity of Holes
A golf course is made from 9 or 18 holes. Most golf courses will have at least 18 holes divided into a front nine and a back nine. The first 9 holes are named the front nine and the second 9 holes are named the back nine. This is done this way so that the golfers can take a short rest between the front nine and the back nine. The ninth and eighteenth holes typically end near the club house with the first tee and the 10th tee nearby.
Each golf hole has a tee sign telling the golfer what distance it is to the hole from each tee box. Most courses have the par of each hole on the sign together with the picture of the hole to know the layout of that hole. You can see whether the hole doglegs to the right or left, what risks are located along the length of the hole, where the sand bunkers are found and lots of other design features that will help you in deciding what course to take to get to the green.
Categories of Holes
The commonest pars you will find are three, 4, and five. Rarely will you see a par 6 or 7, but they are out there. Par three's are the shortest holes, sometimes measuring under 220 yards in length. Par four's see a typical distance of between 220 yards to 430. Par fives are the longest holes and most golfers can not reach the green even if they hit 2 good shots. The distances of par fives are anything over 430 or so.
The average hole distances of PGA payers will be longer than you may potentially find at your local course. I have seen some city courses have 220 yard par 4s and 420 yard par fives. You'd never see anything like that on the PGA Tour.
With today's piece we're going to talk about holes. This is so much more than just a hole in the grass, it also refers back to the individual parts of the course. Let's get to it.
Quantity of Holes
A golf course is made from 9 or 18 holes. Most golf courses will have at least 18 holes divided into a front nine and a back nine. The first 9 holes are named the front nine and the second 9 holes are named the back nine. This is done this way so that the golfers can take a short rest between the front nine and the back nine. The ninth and eighteenth holes typically end near the club house with the first tee and the 10th tee nearby.
Each golf hole has a tee sign telling the golfer what distance it is to the hole from each tee box. Most courses have the par of each hole on the sign together with the picture of the hole to know the layout of that hole. You can see whether the hole doglegs to the right or left, what risks are located along the length of the hole, where the sand bunkers are found and lots of other design features that will help you in deciding what course to take to get to the green.
Categories of Holes
The commonest pars you will find are three, 4, and five. Rarely will you see a par 6 or 7, but they are out there. Par three's are the shortest holes, sometimes measuring under 220 yards in length. Par four's see a typical distance of between 220 yards to 430. Par fives are the longest holes and most golfers can not reach the green even if they hit 2 good shots. The distances of par fives are anything over 430 or so.
The average hole distances of PGA payers will be longer than you may potentially find at your local course. I have seen some city courses have 220 yard par 4s and 420 yard par fives. You'd never see anything like that on the PGA Tour.
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