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| 1. How Long Does It Take to Play a Round of Golf ? |
| (ANS:) The actual time depends on how busy the course is, how many people you are playing with and how many strokes everyone takes.A golfer playing alone on a course that is not crowded should be able to finish in 2 and a half hours or less.A foursome playing a very crowded course might wind up spending 5 or even 6 hours on the golf course.To keep things moving, all friendly matches (rounds of golf that are not played in tournaments or for money) should be played by the principles of "ready golf." . |
| 2 . Where Can I Take My Golf Cart on the Golf Course? |
| (ANS:) Every course has its own rules for golf carts. So a good general rule of thumb is this: Unless you know otherwise, only drive the golf cart on the designated cart paths. Never - no matter what the local rules are - take a cart within 50 yards of the putting green, or within 10 yards of fairway bunkers or water hazards. A course usually has its golf cart rules on its scorecard, or posted in the clubhouse or near the first tee. If you learn that the "90-degree rule" is in effect, this means that you can take the cart onto the fairway, but only at 90-degree angles. Stay on the cart path until you are even with your ball in the fairway, then drive straight across to the ball. Hit the shot, then drive straight back to the cart path and proceed forward. |
| 3.How Did the Word "Mulligan" Acquire Its Golf Meaning? |
(ANS:) "Mulligan," in its golf sense, is a relatively new word, but was in common use on golf courses by at least the 1940s.
And there are many, many stories about the birth of the golf term "mulligan" ... and it's quite possible that none of them are true. Because nobody really knows how mulligan acquired its golf meaning (a mulligan, of course, is a "do-over" - hit a bad shot, take a mulligan and try again). All we have are ... those stories. And we'll tell a few of them here.
The USGA Museum offers several possible explanations. In one, a fellow by the name of David Mulligan frequented St. Lambert Country Club in Montreal, Quebec, during the 1920s. Mulligan let it rip off the tee one day, wasn't happy with the results, re-teed, and hit again. According to the story, he called it a "correction shot," but his partners thought a better name was needed and dubbed it a "mulligan." |
| 4. Where and When Did Golf Begin ? |
(ANS:) Everyone knows golf originated in Scotland, right?
Welllllllll ... yes and no. It's definitely true that golf as we know it emerged in Scotland. The Scots were playing golf in its very basic form - take a club, swing it at a ball, move ball from starting point to finishing hole in as few strokes as possible - by at least the mid-15th Century. In fact, the earliest known reference to golf comes from King James II of Scotland, who, in 1457, issued a ban on the playing of golf and football (soccer). Those games, James complained, were keeping his archers from their practice.
James III in 1471 and James IV in 1491 each re-issued the ban on golf.
But the game continued to develop in Scotland over the decades and centuries, until 1744 when the first-known rules of golf were put down in writing in Edinburgh. Golf as it was then played would be easily recognized by any modern golfer.
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| 5. Why are Golf Courses 18 Holes in Length? |
| (ANS:) Like many developments throughout golf history, the standardization of 18 holes did not happen as the result of a momentous decision agreed upon by many.
And again, like many developments in golf, the standardization of 18 holes can be credited to St. Andrews. |
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