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Sunday 10 August 2014

Golf


Sandra Gal
Interview
LPGA Rolex Awards Celebration
LPGA Founders Cup (Round 2)
1 Step Golf Swing
Evian Masters 2011
Sandra Gal Wins Kia Classic
Kia Classic 2011 - Highlights
Carinthia Golf Club, Dellach, Austria 
Dress for Success
Best Golf Pants
Only the best golf pants! Compare fabric, sizes, price, styles, and patterns to help decide what brands best for you. We offer the full line of men’s golf pants from Bugatchi Uomo, Ian Poulter, Loud Mouth Golf, Fairway & Greene, and Jack Nicklaus.
Golf Shirts, Shorts and Pants
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Golf Swing
This video was taken on Thursday, June 18, 2009 @ the Pine Trace driving range. In this video I am hitting with a Ladies Adams 6-Iron/Hybrid. Please leave comments that can help me to improve my swing.
Science of Golf
NBC Learn, in partnership with the United States Golf Association and Chevron, explores the science of golf. In this segment, the physics behind the golf swing are discussed and broken down with the help of 2010 U.S. Women's Open champion Paula Creamer and amateur golf standout Michael Miller.

 Golf Swing Tempo
In this video I try to explain how to achieve consistent golf swing tempo. Sometimes when a player is on the golf course the first thing to leave them is their tempo. This is a critical part of playing good golf. I try to give different types of golf swing tempo tips. People with bad timing are not going to play great golf...

 Mechanics of the Golf Swing
In this video, Justin Kutz, PGA Golf Pro, teaches you the mechanics of the golf swing.

 Golf Address Tips
Proper Golf Pelvis Setup

 Tiger Woods
www.TigerWoods.com
TheStarOnline (Tiger Woods)
Swing Golf Club Like TIGER WOODS
Perform the× Swing. If you want to know how to carry out a golf swing or are looking for ways to improve your golfing performance - this is for you. This film will prevent that 'hook' or 'slice' off the tee!
Tiger Woods Golf Swing
Tiger Woods 2014 Honda Classic
Tiger Woods Golf Swing

Jordan Spieth

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 LPGA
Maria Verchenova/Balikeova
Interview

Maria
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Russian on LPGA Tour-Turkish Airlines Ladies Open-Tenerife Open de Espana Femenino 2014

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Golf Jokes 
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The Best Golf Jokes
 Hilarious Golf Jokes

Q&A
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Golf is (1) a game played on a large open-air course, in which a small hard ball is struck with a club into a series of small holes in the ground, the object being to use the fewest possible strokes to complete the course. (2) a code word representing the letter G, used in radio communication.
Golf is an exciting sport and a popular form of recreation. A golf tournament, may attract thousands of fans who watch skilled professionals or amateurs play. Many people enjoy the exer­cise and friendly competition of playing golf with friends on a beautifully landscaped course.
Golf is a precision club and ball sport in which competing players (or golfers) use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a course using the fewest number of strokes. Golf is defined, in the rules of golf, as "playing a ball with a club from the teeing ground into the hole by a stroke or successive strokes in accordance with the Rules." Olympic: 1900, 1904, 2016, 2020.
Golf etiquette is a set of rules - both written and unwritten - that governs behavior on a golf course . Most simply put, golf etiquette is good manners - being considerate of the golfers you are playing with and other golfers on the course.
The guidelines of golf etiquette are designed to keep golf enjoyable for everyone on the course by making sure that golfers keep moving (preventing the rounds from becoming interminably long), that everyone remains safe, and that golfers are good stewards of the course. And that players are, simply, nice to each other - no gamesmanship, no deliberate or inadvertent interference with another player's game.
Golf Club Distances:
Are you new to golf?  A common question I am asked, is “How Far Should I Hit Each Golf Club?” So, how far are you suppose to hit each golf club? There is no clear answer but their is a guideline that can help you understand your distances better. There are a lot of factors that can effect how far you should hit each golf club.  Such as, what golf clubs you are using, golf balls, the playing conditions, your physical ability and natural swing speed. Read more>>>

Suzanne Pettersen
GW Player Profile: Suzanne Pettersen
The Many Sides of Suzanne Pettersen
Live Chat with Suzanne Pettersen
Suzanne Pettersen and O'Toole
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Suzanne Pettersen and Cristie Kerr
A Walk With Suzanne Pettersen 
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LPGA Hana Bank Championship
CN Canadian Women's Open - Pre-tournament Interview 

Tiger Woods
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His Legacy
Tiger Woods: 1 on 1
Tiger Woods Interviews
Tiger Woods Documentary
The Tiger Woods Rises (Part1)
2013 President Cup Highlights
Tiger Woods Mental Focus

Golf and Fitness
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Golf Fitness Tips
Men's Health: Golf Center
Golf Digest
The Future of Golf
Golf Motivation
Workout for Golf
The Golf Swing

Golf Tips
Golf for Beginners
How to Grip the Golf Club
Keys to Hitting a Driver
Tips for Distance - Long Driver
Two Simple Adjustments
How to Swing a Golf Club
Golf Swing Made Simple
The Perfect Golf Swing
Golf Basics on Putting
Golf Swing Tempo
Distance Power Golf Tips
squaretosquaremethod.com
shopmaxtv.com

 Golf Course and Driving Range
Building A Golf Course
Driving Range Tips
Golf Practice at Driving Range
MyGolfTutor.com

 Amazing Golf Course
Abama, Canary Islands
Carinthia Golf Club, Dellach, Austria.
Schloss Schornbom, Austria
Top 10 Most Beautiful Golf Courses
10 Best Golf Courses in US

Seefeld Wildmoos, Austria

Golf Equipment and Accessories
PGA.com
TaylorMadeGolf
Titleist
Callaway
Top Golf Brands
Most Popular Golf Accessories

Top Ten
U.S. Presidents in Golf
Lucky Bounces on The PGA Tour
Tiger Wood Shots on The PGA Tour

Others
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Golf.about.com
Gettingtoscratch.com
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www.gothamgolfblog.com
GolfandGolfClubs
History of Golf (Golfing-Scotland)

Professional Events
Golf
Golfer, Golf course, green, fairway, hole, golf club, and bunker (sand trap, trap).
1. A game of golf is called a round of golf (nine or eighteen holes).
2. At the start of each hole, a player tees off by hitting the ball from the tee (tee = an area of flat ground).
3. The act of hitting the ball is called a shot. The swinging movement players make with their arms and body when they hit the ball is called their swing:
-My golf swing is in need of improvement.
4. Players attempt to hit their ball down the fairway (the fairway = a long strip of short grass), avoiding the bunker (NAmE also sand trap, trap) and the rough (= the part of the golf course with long grass making it difficult to hit the ball), to the green.
5. The green is an area of short grass on which you putt your ball (= hit the ball gently

so that it rolls across the ground a short distance into or towards the hole).

 Golf is an exciting sport and a popular form of recreation. A golf tournament, may attract thousands of fans who watch skilled professionals or amateurs play. Many people enjoy the exer­cise and friendly competition of playing golf with friends on a beautifully landscaped course.
An 18-hole golf course might be designed as shown in the above diagram. Play at each hole be­gins at the tee, indicated above by a number in a square. A fairway leads to the green, marked with a number in a flag. Obstacles include sand traps, shown in yellow, and water hazards, in blue.
A golf ball has a dimpled cover to add accuracy and distance to its flight Two types of balls are manufactured- two -piece,  and wound.
Woods are used by golfers when they want to hit the ball a long distance. Golfers use the driver to tee off. They use the other woods for shots from the fairway.
The greater loft (angle of the clubface) gives iron shots more height but less distance than wood shots. The greater the loft, the higher and shorter the shot. Skilful golfers can put backspin on iron shots, which stops the ball when it lands on the green. Golf­ers then tap the ball with the putter to roll it into the hole.
The grip is an important golf technique. Nearly all golfers use one of three grips—the overlapping grip, the interlocking grip, or the baseball grip. The overlapping grip is the most popular, but a golfer should choose the most comfortable one.
A proper stance is necessary for an accurate swing. The above drawing shows the position of the feet for right-handed golfers. To maintain balance, a golfer should use a wide stance for long­ distance shots and a narrower stance for shorter shots.
A correct swing requires proper body coordination. First the golfer lines up the club head with the ball. Then he makes his backswing, shifting his weight to his rear leg. As he starts his down­swing, he shifts his weight forward. He snaps the club into the ball and follows through.
A diagram of distances shows how far an average male golfer normally hits a ball using the basic woods and irons. In planning a shot, the golfer should consider the
condition of the golf course and such weather factors as wind direction and velocity.
Golf stars of the 1950's and 1960's helped make the sport popular throughout the world. Patty Berg was the leading woman golfer of her time. Well-known men golfers included Ben Hogan, Cary Player, Arnold Palmer, and Sam Snead.
Golf stars of today include Laura Davies of the United Kingdom, Nick Price of Zimbabwe, Ernie Els of South Africa, and Liselotte Neumann of Sweden. All four have won major professional tournaments.
Part of an Iron: Grip, Shaft, Toe, Head, Face, Heel, Hosel, Ferrule

Golf terms              
Birdie. A score of one under par on a hole.
Bogey. A score of one above par on a hole. 
A double bogey is over par and a triple bogey is three over par.
Eagle. A score of Iwo under par on a hole.
Condor - Four strokes under par.
Albatross - Three strokes under par. 
Handicap. A method of equalizing competition by allowing a certain number of strokes to a golfer competing against a more skilful player. The handicap is computed from a golfers previ­ous scores.
Hole-in-one, also called an ace. This rare score occurs when the golfer's tee shot goes into the hole.
Lie is the position in which the ball lies on the course after a stroke. An unplayable lie exists when the ball's position makes it impossible to hit.

 Golf Brands
Adam Golf
Slogans: Hybrids On Tour, Technology you can see. Power you can feel.
The pros put their trust in the performance and playability of Idea hybrids and you can too. Whether you are a tour pro or a weekend warrior, we have the best hybrids to fit your game.
PGA Players That Play Adams Brand: Aaron Baddeley, Chad Campbell, Ryan Moore, Andres Gonzales, Tommy Gainey, Naye Smith, Justin Hicks, Neal Lancaster.
Callaway Golf
Slogans: Winners Play Callaway, More Power. More Precision. More Wins.
Founded in 1982, Ely Callaway created a company known as Callaway Hickory Stick USA INC. This has become an iconic Golf Brand. From the introduction of the Big Bertha line, Callaway has been a leader in golf club production and sales. They also own the Odyssey line of putters and a hot new brand of ball. Callaway is arguably one of the best known brands in golf. The Callaway Golf Brand has been endorsed by such high profile players as Phil Mickelson.  Callaway is well known for producing high performance Golf clubs. They manufacture the very popular titanium driver, the Callaway X460, as well as the Big Bertha Brand.
PGA Pros That Play Callaway Brand: Stuart Appleby, Ian Baker-Finch, Cameron Beckman, Notah Begay III, Alex Cejka, Brandel Chamblee, Ernie Els, Scott Gutschewski, J.J. Henry, Jim Herman, J.B. Holmes, Trevor Immelman, Fredrik Jacobson, Lee Janzen, Colt Knost, Greg Kraft, Derek Lamely, Shaun Micheel, Phil Mickelson, Paul Stankowski.
Mizuno Golf
Slogans: New Generation of Style.
Mizuno is one of the most popular choices of irons among professionals. You’ll also find putters, drivers, wedges, shoes, bags and accessories. They offer a popular fitting tool known as the shaft optimizer which helps select the right type of club for your game.
PGA Tour Players that play the Mizuno Brand: Luke Donald, Charles Howell III, Jonathan Byrd, Chris Wood.
Nike Golf
Slogans: Just Do It. , Revolutionary To Its Core
Located in Beaverton, Oregon, Nike Golf designs and markets golf equipment, apparel, balls, footwear, bags and accessories worldwide. Nike Golf Brand, was made famous by the champion golfer Tiger Woods. They offer a full line of men’s and women’s clubs, balls and accessories.
PGA Professionals that use the Nike Golf Brand: Tiger Woods, Stephen Ames, Joseph Bramlett, Paul Casey, Stewart Cink, Lucas Glover, Anthony Kim,
Taylor Made Golf
Slogan: #1 Driver In Golf
Brand Taylor Made began in 1979, with a single driver made out of metal. Taylor Made came on the scene with an innovative line of drivers, and remains strong in that category. Offers a full line of quality products.
Titleist Brand
Slogans: #1 ball in golf. , The best keep getting better. , Distance never felt so good. , Golf's Symbol of Excellence
Titleist is owned by the well-known Acushnet Company, a well established manufacturer responsible for producing top notch golf clubs of all kinds since 1962. Prior to Tiger Woods becoming a spokesperson for Nike in 1985, Titleist was his golf club brand of choice. Perhaps the most famous name in golf equipment, and the leading golf ball brand. A Titleist golf ball was first played in the U.S. Open of 1949. They also produce popular drivers and irons.
PGA Tour Players that play Titleist: There are so many that we can't list them all, here are some. Lee Westwood, Luke Donald, Rory McIlroy, Steve Stricker, Nick Watney, Ian Poulter, Bubba Watson, Hunter Mahan, Zach Johnson, Padraig Harrington, Tim Clark, Geoff Ogilvy and many more.
Ping Golf Brand
Slogan: Play Your Best
PING is a family-owned company that was founded in 1959 in the garage of Karsten Solheim. He was a mechanical engineer who worked in the aerospace and computer industry. He eventually developed a putter that made a famous "ping" sound upon impact, hence the name. Ping has been a top manufacturer of clubs for years. Ping celebrated their 50th Anniversary in 2009.
PGA Tour Players who use the Ping Brand: D.J. Brigman, Angel Cabrer
Nicklaus Golf
Slogan: Nicklaus Golf Equipment: One Brand. Three Collections.
Jack Nicklaus Golf Equipment...The man, who changed the face of golf, is now the face of the equipment. No name is more synonymous with greatness in golf. The player is now the designer, the equipment maker, the ambassador, the legend-Jack Nicklaus. They offer three different golf brands, from high-end to value: Nicklaus Golf Equipment; Jack Nicklaus Golf; and Golden Bear.

Golf is an outdoor sport in which a player attempts to hit a small, hard ball into a hole in as few hits as possi­ble. Players hit the ball with one of several kinds of long, slender golf clubs. The kind of club depends on the ball's location and distance from the hole. Golf is played on a course that normally is divided into 18 units, also called holes, of varying lengths and difficulty.
Golf is one of the most popular outdoor sports in the world. Millions of men, women, and children play golf as an individual or team sport. Millions more enjoy golf as a form of recreation and exercise. Golf is also a popu­lar spectator sport, attracting thousands of fans to tour­naments. Millions more may watch tournaments on tele­vision.

The course
Golf courses have no regulation length or shape, but most consist of 18 holes numbered 1 to 18. Playing all 18 holes makes up a round of golf. On courses that have only nine holes, each hole is played twice for a round.
An 18-hole course averages about 55 hectares. Each hole includes a tee, a fairway, a green, and often one or more hazards. For the layout of a typical golf course, see the diagram in this article. Courses for men generally range from about 5,900 to 6,400 metres in length. This distance is the total length from the tees to all 18 holes. Courses are shortened for women by positioning the la­dies' tee closer to the hole.
A golf course contains a mixture of par 3, par 4, and par 5 holes. A player achieves a par score by hitting the ball from the tee into the hole in a certain number of strokes, usually 3,4, or 5. A typical par 3 hole measures up to 229 metres, a par 4 from 230 to 430 metres, and a par 5 measures at least 431 metres.
Most courses are laid out in a loop that brings the golfer back to a point near the first tee at the end of each nine holes. The holes are arranged so that players are relatively safe from balls hit by players on another hole. Golfers shout the traditional warning "Fore!" to alert other golfers that a shot is about to be hit or that a ball has been hit in their direction.
The tee. Each golf hole begins at the tee, a small flat area from which the golfer takes the first stroke, or shot. This stroke is sometimes called a drive. Before hitting the ball, the golfer places it on a wooden or plastic peg that is also called a tee. The peg may only be used on the tee. After the tee shot, the golfer must hit the ball as it lies on the course.
The fairway is a stretch of closely mowed grass that extends from the tee to the green. The fairway may be a straight path to the green or it may be laid out at an angle, called a dogleg. The fairway is designed to give the golfer the clearest route to the green.
Golfers who hit their ball outside the fairway land in the rough. This area borders each side of the fairway.
The rough has higher grass and may include bushes and trees.
The green is an area at the end of the fairway. The green is covered with special grass that is mowed very closely. It contains a hole 10.8 centimetres in diameter and at least 10 centimetres in depth. A movable marker called the flagstick or pin is placed in the hole to show its location.
Play on the hole is completed when the golfer hits the ball into the hole. The number of strokes the player takes to hit the ball into the hole becomes the player's score for that hole. The player normally takes progres­sively shorter shots from the tee to the green. Once on the green, the golfer putts (rolls) the ball into the hole with a club called the puller. The surface of the green is usually gently sloped, and the golfer should allow for the slope when putting.
Hazards are obstacles placed throughout the course to make play more difficult. Golfers try to avoid them. Hazards include bunkers and water hazards. Bunkers are depressions in the ground. If they contain sand they are called sand traps. Water hazards include ponds and streams. If the ball lands in a water hazard, the golfer may hit it out if the ball is playable. Otherwise, the golfer lifts it out by hand or plays another ball, adding an extra stroke to the score as a penalty.

The equipment
A golfer's main equipment consists of the ball and a set of clubs. Each club is designed to play a particular type of stroke or to hit the ball a certain distance. Some clubs are used to hit the ball along a steeply curved path; other clubs give a nearly straight path.
Golf balls used in competition throughout the world can weigh no less than 45.9 grams and must measure at least 4.27 centimetres in diameter.
There are two types of balls, wound and two-piece. Wound balls are made of thin rubber thread wound tightly around a core. The core may be solid rubber, or a sac filled with water or another liquid. Wound balls are softer and take more spin, allowing skilful golfers more control of the ball's flight. Two-piece balls have a solid core with no rubber thread. They are harder and more popular with less skilful golfers. Both types can be covered with rubber or synthetic material. The cover has numerous tiny depressions called dimples that increase the ball's distance and accuracy.
Golf clubs are slender tubes, usually of steel, with a grip at one end for the golfer to hold and a head at the other for striking the ball. There are two types of clubs: woods and irons. Woods have a large, thick head made of a solid block of wood or of laminated wood. But some woods may have hollow metal heads. Players use woods for the longest shots. Irons have much thinner, bladelike heads of steel. They provide less distance than woods but more accuracy. Although it is sometimes considered an iron, the putter is usually sold separately. Most club shafts are made of steel. Shafts of such mate­rials as aluminium, fibreglass, graphite, and graphite and steel are also available. In golfs earliest days, shafts were often made of ash, and later of hickory.
Woods and irons are usually numbered from 1 to 9. The higher the number of the club, the greater is the loft (slope) on the face (front of the head). Each club has a different vertically angled loft. The greater the loft, the higher and shorter the ball will travel.
The No. 1 wood, also called the driver, has the least amount of loft of any club except the putter. It also hits the ball the farthest. The driver is used off the tee. Pro­
fessional golfers and top amateurs will average about 230 metres on a drive. Other woods, called fairway woods, are used for long shots off the fairway. Fairway woods include the No. 2 (rarely used today), No. 3, No. 4, and No. 5 woods. Professional golfers usually do not carry woods beyond No. 5.
The loft on an iron ranges from the No. 1 iron, which has the least amount, to No. 9, which has the most. Other irons include the pitching wedge for short, accu­rate shots, and the sand wedge, for shots from sand traps. Most golfers carry both wedges.
Golfers may carry a maximum of 14 clubs during a round. Golfers are free to choose their own set. By the mid-1980s, the set used by professional or top amateur golfers consisted of a driver, a No. 3 wood, and either a No. 4 or No. 5 wood, No. 2 iron to No. 9 iron, the two wedges, and a putter. When a No. 1 iron is included, one of the fairway woods is usually left out.

Golf competition
The game of golf is played in two basic ways—match play and stroke play.
Match play. In match play, one golfer or team plays against one or more others. The player or team hitting the ball into the hole in the fewest number of strokes wins that hole. The player or team winning the most holes wins the match. The score is determined by the number of holes won. For example, a player who is 2 up" has won two holes more than the opponent. A match is decided when a golfer leads by more holes than there are holes left to play. If both golfers or teams make the same score on a hole, that hole is said to be halved. If the two are tied at the scheduled end of the match, it is halved and play may continue. Then the player or team who first wins a hole wins the match.
Stroke play. In stroke play, the winner is the golfer who takes the fewest number of total strokes to com­plete a competition. Most professional tournaments use stroke play for a total of 72 holes (four rounds). Ties are broken by a playoff. In most tournament playoffs, the tied golfers play until one scores lower on a single hole. Some ties are settled by an 18-hole playoff.
Tournaments. A group of four competitions is recognized as the modern "Grand Slam" of golf for men. These tournaments, in order of play, are the Masters Tournament, the United States Open, the British Open, and the Professional Golfers' Association of America (PGA) Championship. The two open tournaments are open to both professional and amateur golfers. Both may also be invited to the Masters Tournament. The PGA sponsors its tournament for professionals only. Leading competitions for women golfers include the U.S. Women's Open and the LPGA (Ladies Professional Golf Association) tournaments.
Most countries have amateur competitions for youths and adults. One of the best known international compe­titions for professionals is the Ryder Cup match, in which an American team plays against a combined team from the United Kingdom and other European countries. The
match is played every two years, and its site alter­nates between the United States and Europe.

History
Beginnings. Some authorities trace golf back to a Roman game called paganica, played with a bent stick and a leather ball stuffed with feathers. Other historians trace golf to a Dutch game called het kolven, a French and Belgian game called chole, a French game called jeu de mail, and an English game called cambuca. But most believe golf probably developed into the game as we know it in Scotland. The
Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers in Edinburgh, Scotland, is often recognized as the first organized golf club. It was established in 1744. The club set down the first written rules of the game. The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews was founded in 1754 as the Society of St. Andrews Golfers. It became the leader in establishing golf s regulations and standards, such as the standard round of golf at 18 holes. Golfers played with a leather-covered ball stuffed with feathers. It was replaced in 1848 by the gutty, a solid ball made of gutta-percha (see Gutta-percha). It was later replaced by the rubber-cored ball invented in 1898 by U.S. golfer Coburn Haskell. The first British Open Championship was played in 1860. The first golf club established outside Britain was the Royal Calcutta in India in 1829. The first North American golf club was the Royal Montreal, organized in 1873.
Amateur Golf Association of the United States (now the United States Golf Association) was founded in 1894 to serve as the governing body for golf in the United States. In 1951, the USGA and the United Kingdom's Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews agreed to jointly interpret the rules and standards that now govern golf throughout the world.
A party of Scotsmen introduced golf into Australia in 1847. About 50 years later, the Australian Golf Union was formed. Greg Norman was among the most outstanding Australian golfers of all times. In 1986, Norman was ranked number one in the world, winning both the Brit­ish Open and the European Open. Among New Zealand stars was Bob Charles, who won the New Zealand Open four times. He won more than 20 world titles, including the British Open.
The rise of professional golf. The British Profes­sional Golfers' Association was formed in 1901, making it the oldest in the world. The second oldest is the Pro­fessional Golfers' Association of Australia, formed in 1911.
In 1916, American professional golfers formed the PGA. Until then, amateur golfers dominated the sport. Bobby jones, who retired in 1930, was the finest ama­teur golfer of his day. But outstanding professionals, no­tably Walter Hagen, were beginning to establish golf as a major sport. Hagen was a superb golfer w'ho won ad­ditional fame in the 1920's for his showmanship and flamboyant style. Other leading early professionals in­cluded Tommy Armour, Gene Sarazen, Horton Smith, and joe Turnesa.
Americans Ben Hogan and Sam Snead dominated the major golf tournaments of the late 1940's and early 1950's. The top professionals of the 1960s and early 1970's included Americans Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus, and Billy Casper, along with Gary Player of South Africa.
Women's golf has enjoyed a growth similar to that of men's golf. From about 1900 to the 1920rs, British ama­teurs dominated women's golf. Joyce Wethered was the top British golfer during the 1920's and some experts consider her the greatest woman golfer in history. By the 193ffs, the United States had become important. Top U.S. golfers included Patty Berg, Babe Didrikson Zaharias, and Betty Jameson.
Widespread interest in women's professional golf de­veloped after World War II (1939-1945). Among the top women golfers of the 1980's were Laura Davies of the United Kingdom, Nancy Lopez of the United States, and Jan Stephenson of Australia.
Golf today. United States golfers dominated golf in­ternationally until the late 1970's, when golfers from other countries began to emerge. These golfers in­cluded Greg Norman of Australia, Severiano Ballesteros of Spain, Bernhard Langer of Germany, Isao Aoki of Japan, and Nick Faldo and Sandy Lyle of the United King­dom. Professional tours included the U.S. tour; the Euro­pean tour, based in the United Kingdom; the South Afri­can tour; the Japanese tour; the Asian tour; and the Australia/New Zealand tour.
In 1980, the PGA Tour established the Senior PGA Tour for players at least 50 years old. The tour included Arnold Palmer, Sam Snead, and other prominent profes­sionals from the 1950's and 1960's.

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Outline
The course
The tee
The fairway
The equipment
Golf balls
Golf clubs
Golf competition
Match play
Stroke play
History

Questions
What is the professional tour?
How long is a typical par 3 hole?
When does a golfer use a wood ? An iron? A putter?
What is a birdie? A bogey? A hole-in-one?
Who was Joyce Wethered? Bobby Jones?
How do match play and stroke play differ?
Why does a golf ball have "dimples"?
What is the fairway?
Who competes for the Ryder Cup?
How many clubs may a player carry during a round?
Suzann Pettersen
Golf Swing
Swing Simply 
The Arms
THE GRIP
Golf Grip - According to the dictionary, grip is “the act of taking firmly and holding fast with the hand, teeth or instrument, etc. secure grasp, firm grip.” (Webster’s New Twentieth Century Dictionary, Unabridged). This definition is opposite of the grip definition given by most golf professionals. They state that you should have a light grip, as if holding a bird in your hands. My question is what size is the bird? How firm would your grip be if the bird were an eagle? Most golfers when they grip the club firmly also tighten the muscles of the elbow and the shoulders and therefore the appearance is that their grip is too tight when the fact is they are using the wrong the muscles.
 How to Master Golf Grip
Golf Grip Tips
Fixing Your Posture
Posture is to bend forward until your arms hang straight down.
The correct posture is crucial to a solid shot. I’ve described the posture here in 3 easy steps: Step 1: With your feet shoulder width apart stand tall. Step 2: Try not to slouch over the ball. Bend forward from the hips keeping your back and head straight. Step 3: Your knees should be slightly flexed with your rear slightly protruding.
The address Position
Golf Downswing
Rhythm & Tempo
The Correct Ball Position
Power Up Your Golf Swing

 Downswing
Golf Club Irons
Driver

 Golf Courses
Golf's Technology (Ball and Clubs)

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HOW TO PLAY GOLF
A complete guide from starting out to advance technique.
Golf is probably the most fascinating, enjoyable, addictive and yet irritating
Game you can ever take up.

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GOLF  HISTORY
The definite origin of the game is still unknown today although there are several theories.
Ancient games played by Chinese, European and South American all had some similarity to the actual game but an absolute connection is yet to be made.
Ancient games played by the Chinese and South American used sticks to hit the pieces of bone into large circles drawn on the ground, while the Europeans played a game where one player would hit a rock towards, a fixed landmark while the other player was to hit in opposite.
The name of GOLF itself has several theories with two being the most common. One Scottish gentleman plays a game on his property. After seeing a lady playing this game on this property he placed signs saying Gentleman Only Ladies Forbidden’ G.O.L.F.
 However, GOLF is said come from German word Kolf meaning club.

EQUIPMENT
GOLF CLUB AND ACCESSORIES
You need basic equipment to get started half-set of clubs golf balls and suitable footwear. Until you are certain that golf is for you there is no need to spend large sums of money on full set of clubs.  However, it is important to select clubs that suits your height and build.

Golf Club

The Golf Clubs
GOLF CLUBS
The rules of golf hallow the use of 14 clubs. A typical set of clubs consist of 3 metal, 9 or 10 ‘iron’ clubs and a putter. The number on each clubhead indicates the angle, or loft of the clubface. The degree of loft determines the distance and height of the balls as it flies through the air.
Meet the Golf Clubs
A Beginner's Tour of the Types of Golf Clubs and their Uses
Are you a beginner at the great game of golf? Then allow us to introduce you to the golf clubs.
There are several different types of golf clubs in a typical golfer's bag. There are woods, irons, wedges and a putter, and sometimes utility clubs or hybrids.
What are these clubs? What are the qualities of each type of club, and its uses?
The following articles offer newbies to golf a general overview of the form and function of each type of golf club.
Take note:
Long, Mid- and Short Irons:
Irons are generally categorized as long irons, mid-irons and short irons. Long irons are the 2-, 3- and 4-irons; mid-irons, the 5-, 6- and 7-irons; short irons, the 8- and 9-irons and pitching wedge.
Golf Clubs Distances:
Wide Variation in Golfers' Distances - It depends, and it varies widely from golfer to golfer. One person's 5-iron distance is another person's 3-iron distance is another person's 7-iron distance. There is no wrong golf club distance, there is only your distance. And knowing your distances (also known as "knowing your yardages") is much more important than knowing how far each club is "supposed" to go.
Here's an interesting fact: While PGA Tour pros hit their drives anywhere from 280 yards to 320 yards on average, and LPGA Tour pros hit their drives from 230 to 270 yards on average, most recreational golfers - according to Golf Digest - average somewhere around 195-205 yards with their drivers.
The moral of that story? Don't compare yourself with the world's best players. Although some recreational players do outhit the pros, they are rare and you probably aren't one of them.
Learning Your Yardages - You'll quickly get an idea of whether you are a "long" hitter or "short" hitter by simply playing golf and comparing yourself to those you play with. There's no shame in being a short hitter, and being a long hitter doesn't guarantee anything, and certainly not a lower score.
And of course, hitting the ball far doesn't matter at all if you can't also hit it straight or then get the ball on the green.
But you didn't click on this topic to read all this, did you? You want those yardages, darn it! OK, we'll give you a distance chart, but consider everything you've read to this point to be caveats on this subject.
Others:
Golf Equipment: Organize Golf clubs in Your Beg 
Best Irons of 2014
Best Golf Iron 2014 - Distance
Golf Equipment - Hot List

Golf Club Diagram
ACESSORIES
SUN PROTECTION
If you play golf in hot weather, you should wear visor, or cap to protect yourself from harmful UV rays. You should also apply sunscreen to your arms, face, and neck.
CLOTHES
Wear comfortable, loose-fitting clothes that do not restrict your movement as you you’re your swing. 
Some golf clubs expect their members to wear smart, casual clothes, T-Shirts with collars and do not allow jeans on the course.

 GOLF GLOVES AND SHOES  
GLOVES
Many golfers wear a leather or synthetic golfing glove. 
This prevents their grip from slipping, even if they are holding the club lightly.
Take note: When it comes to playing your best golf, if you can't grip the club properly, your chances of ever playing well greatly diminish. If you need a device that will help you feel how the club should come in contact with palms and fingers, the right glove product is just the ticket. It not only helps you correctly position the grip in your hands, but it also neutralizes unwanted tension and the classic "death grip." It took a little getting used to, but the right product really worked; those palmy, weak grips we had on the club were a thing of the past.
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GOLF SHOES
Classic Golf Shoes
A QuickNine: 
Walter Genuin, 
Dexter, 
Oakley, 
Puma, 
Ecco, 
True Linkswear, 
Adidas, 
Nike, and 
FootJoy.
You may walk a long way during a round of golf, so it is important to wear a good pair of golf shoes.

2013 Shoes Guide

A Good Walk Unspoiled

(These 20 new shoes offer the right mix of control and comfort).

Comfort. That's what we demand from golf shoes today. But for many years, golfers had been forced to compromise comfort for performance. The more painful the shoe, the more support it offered. The more rigid the shoe, the more stability it had. Not anymore. Designers are borrowing technologies found in cleated-shoe sports like soccer and baseball, and non-cleated ones like skateboarding and wrestling to create footwear that offers the ideal combination of stability, traction, support and even comfort. "In its purest form, the game is played walking," says Dav Mattuicci, footwear product manager at Adidas Golf. "So we design all of our shoes for walkers."

As more engineers construct golf shoes for walkers and make comfort their No. 1 priority, they're increasingly adopting footwear techniques used for other sports.
"Tiger was our muse for the TW '13s," says Lee Walker, footwear-product director at Nike Golf. "He was training in Nike Free running shoes and wanted to get that same fit and feel in his golf shoes." When we evaluated more than 50 pairs of shoes to pick the 20 here, we considered comfort and style. "Footwear is grounded in style," says Golf Digest fashion director Marty Hackel. "Nobody should wear an ugly shoe, no matter how great it is."
Even the most classic-looking shoes in this guide offer elements of comfort, but some models push the idea of natural motion, offering a super-flexible, low-profile, spikeless sole that is designed to allow your foot to grip the ground while you swing. In fact, more are accepting the merits of spikeless soles; sales of non-cleated shoes increased by 136 percent in 2012 versus 2011, according to Golf Datatech. But how can you know which shoe is best for you? "It comes down to preference," says Grant Knudson, Puma Golf's product manager for footwear. "Ian Poulter grew up wearing FootJoy Classics, so he likes a rigid shoe. But Rickie Fowler wants more flexibility."
Technology now allows a seamless transition from everyday footwear to on-course footwear. If you wear a dress shoe eight hours a day, for example, you'll likely want to stick with a more structured shoe on the course. If you spend a lot of time in sneakers, you might want a flexible, street-style or sport-performance shoe.
Thankfully, the days of forfeiting comfort for performance are over. Walk on.

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 SAFETY
Safety on the golf course is the responsible of all golfers. Prior to making a stroke or making a swing be sure that no one is standing in a position to be hit by a club or the driver. If you hit the ball that flies in the direction of other players you should warn them of the danger by shouting ‘FORE’

Golf Basics

THE FUNDAMENTALS 
THE BUILDING BLOCK OF GOLF
(Grip, set-up and posture)
The fundamentals are the basis of long-lasting, successful golf swing.
They may seem trivial, perhaps even dull at times, but the importance of grip, set-up and posture cannot be exaggerated.

Golf Grip
Grip means (to seize or hold firmly) to grap or hold (something)
tightly or to get and hold the interest or attention of (someone).
How to Grip Your Golf Club
Strong Golf Grip Golf Grip Tips

GRIP
Grip means (to seize or hold firmly) to grap or hold (something) tightly or to get and hold the interest or attention of (someone). 
In golf, a good Grip is essential because it has an effect on clubface positions.
Too weak of a grip, with your hands turned too far to the left, will lead to an open clubface through impact, and hence, a slice.

A strong grip makes the club feel lighter and easier to handle on the backswing, while also making it easier to square the club face at impact.
The proper/good grip is actually the most important fundamental in golf, which we often overlook or neglect. 
A good swing starts with a good grip. A bad swing starts with a bad grip. Because most amateurs fail to put their hands on the club properly, they'll never be able to play as well as they should.
Developing a proper grip requires a sound understanding of how the placement of the hands impacts the direction of the clubface and the wrists throughout the swing. 
It is also important to understand how the hands connect on the club and how the various grip types allow you to vary your ball flight.
The weak grip has been classified as "weak" because of the limitations it places on wrist action, and the effects it has on the loft of the club. 
The modern grip has been used by many generations of golfers and represents the standard in terms of recommended hand placement. 
The strong grip has been classified as "strong" due to the effects it has on the clubface and the wrist action during the swing.
All round, having a great swing with a bad grip is like having a great automobile with a bad engine.
A good way to measure a strong grip is to make the "V's" formed by the thumb and index finger point towards your right shoulder.
So, if your grip it strong, you will hit it long, and you can't go wrong! 
Grip methods/instructions:
The club runs diagonally across your left hand.
Thumb and forefinger form ‘V’
Hold the club mainly on the fingers of your right hand.
And make your ‘V’
Maintain an even grip pressure in both hands.
Type of GRIP. 
Overlapping grip -Left hand holds club firmly, with thumb on shaft. Right hand closes around club so that left thumb fits into right palm. Back view shows how fingers grip club. Right little finger overlaps left forefinger.
Interlocking grip -The next most common grip is called the Interlock, or Interlocking. This grip is very popular on the LPGA Tour and has been used by many top male players includingJack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods. This grip literally locks the hands together, but the golfer also runs the risk of having the handle stray into the palms of the hands. People with small hands, weak forearms and wrists, and beginners in many cases prefer this style of grip.
Ten-finger - The Ten Finger grip (sometimes called the Baseball Grip) is the least preferred grip among teachers. It does, however, have its advantages. Hall of Fame Member Beth Daniel, PGA Tour members Bob Estes and Dave Barr and Masters champion Art Wall Jr. have all used the Ten Finger grip. Teachers often suggest this grip to beginners as it simplifies early instruction. People who experience joint pain, have ARTHRITIS  or small, weak hands often benefit by using the Ten Finger grip.

Type of GRIP
STANCE, ALIGNMENT AND POSTURE
STANCE
As the clubs get longer, your stance widen.
A shoulders-width stance is best for a 7-iron.
ALIGNMENT
You want to have your feet, knees, hips arms, shoulders all line up parallel left of your target.
Line up your feet with ha club along your toes.
SET-UP POSTURE
Bend forward until your arms hang straight down.
The correct posture is crucial to a solid shot. 
I’ve described the posture here in 3 easy steps:
Step 1: With your feet shoulder width apart stand tall.
Step 2: Try not to slouch over the ball. Bend forward from the hips keeping your back and head straight.
Step 3: Your knees should be slightly flexed with your rear slightly protruding.

BALL POSITION
Golf Ball Position
Correct golf ball position can change your game.
Correct ball position plays a big role in keeping that chain reaction of THE GOLF SWINGhttp://cdncache-a.akamaihd.net/items/it/img/arrow-10x10.pngworking.
If you play the ball too far back in your stance, you’ll have a tendency to hit shots to the right of the target.
Conversely, if the ball is too far forward, there is a chance that your shots will miss the target to the left. 
Most professionals advocate playing the ball between your left foot and the middle of your stance, depending on the club.
For example, the most popular ball position for the driver is just inside the heel of your front foot.
This position allows you to hit the ball further forward in your stance, producing impact on a slight upswing, taking advantage of the loft and design of the club. 
The suggested ball position for the remaining clubs progresses from left to right.
Subsequently, the long irons are played a ball or so to the right of the driver’s position.
 Mid-irons are played about one or two balls to the right of the long irons, finishing with the short irons, which are played at about the middle of your stance. 
The objective of each of these positions is to allow you to hit the ball at the lowest point of your swing, taking advantage of the club’s loft and allowing you to make crisp contact with the ball.
So, always remember:
From a normal flat lie the ball position varies depending on the club you are using.
The general rule is as follows:
Wedges, 9, 8, – The ball should be in the middle of your stance.
7, 6, 5 irons – One ball width from centre towards the target side foot.
4, 3 irons, hybrids, and fairways woods – Two balls width from centre towards the target side foot.
Driver – Three balls width from centre toward the target side foot.
Take note:
For a driver, your hand should be behind the ball.
For a wedge the ball is in the center of stance.
Consistent ball position

WAGGLE
A good waggle sets you up to make good swing. It’s a mini practice swing.
Its important part of swing.

PRE-SHOT ROUTINE
What exactly you should be doing in the last seconds before your address position.
Stand behind the ball look at your target and visualize your ball flight.
Walk to the ball still thinking of the ball flying to the hole.
Align the clubface to the hole.
Then take your stance
Glance up at the target.
Then, waggle your hand.
Start your swing.

Golf Swing Motions
Golf Swing
The Perfect Golf Swing - Basic of Golf Swing - Golf Swing Problem
Golf Swing Made Simple - 8 Myth of Golf Swing - Golf Swing Tips
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 Short Iron Drills
Proper Setup and Swing
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 Pitching Wadges and Sand Wedges
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 Chipping Golf Lesson-Simple Chipping (1)-Chipping vs Pitching-Sand Wadge Tips-Greenside Bunker (Gary Player)-A Golf Bunker Shot.

 Chipping Technique
  How to Chip a Golf Ball
Modern Chipping Technique

Pro Golfers
  How Do Pro Golfers Hit So Far?
 How Do Pro Golfers Swing So Fast?

Clubhead Speed
 How to Create More Clubhead Seed 
Drills to Increase clubhead Speed
Hip Rotation Exercise Will Increase Speed
THE FULL SWING
A visit to any professional golf tournament provides ample evidence that text book style isn’t necessary, there are many different ways to swing the club.
But all good players have one thing in common, the ability to consistently deliver the club head correctly to the ball.
From a solid set-up position, the club head moves away low to the ground.
Gradually, arching inside the target line as the left arms extends away.

Backswing, Downswing and Impact
BACKSWING
Naturally, the wrists should hinges in harmony with the swinging motion of the club head.
As you reach the top, your club should be parallel to target.
Backswing Drill
Backswing Drill: Stop Your Overswing

DOWNSWING
Try to feel that you start your downswing with a subtle move of your left knee towards the target.
This move initiates an unwinding of your hips and torso which automatically slots your hands and arms down into ideal position to hit the ball.
Now you are on track to hit the back of the ball.
Though impact your hands and arms free-wheel up and around into the follow through.
How to Start Downswing Correctly 

FINISH 
It is good idea to image yourself finishing in good balanced position.

The Art of Chipping
Basic Chipping
Chipping Consistency
CHIPPING
THE ART OF CHIPPING 
Closed to the green is an area where imagination and versatility are essential qualities.
First through you need to understand the necessary techniques involves.

THE STANDARD CHIP
Adopt an open stance with your feet fairly close together hand your weight favoring the left side.
Keeping your weight left, make a compact back swing.
Wrist break is fairly minimal, slight hinging as you complete the back swing.
Ideal position to lead the club head down into the ball.
At impact, you should feel that the ball is compressed between the clubface and turf. The sensation of squeezing the ball forward toward the target which produce the necessary back spin.
The technique is very versatile and thus can be used with your 7-iron, 9-iron and sand-wedge.

Pitching Shots
The goal on a pitch is to make consistent, predictable contact. That's how you develop a feel for distance. It starts with a good setup. Take a slightly closed stance and square the face (1); this makes it easier to start on the correct path. If you swing the club on plane from there, you'll be lined up to make the ball go at your target. On the backswing, let your right wrist hinge a little so the handle stays fairly close to you (2). Make sure you turn your body -proven here by the creases in my pants at the top of my right leg. On the downswing, turn toward the target, with your hips level at the finish (3). Your hands and grip should finish close to your belt, the butt of the club almost in your left pocket. You'll create clubhead speed by turning your body and releasing your hands, not by tugging the handle.
PITCHING
Pitching shot are the in between shots-longer than a full swing.
Use your hands and arms to swing the club away from the ball.
The length of the swing should be at shoulder height.
In the downswing the arms and hands should consciously swing together.
Accelerate the club head down into and through the ball.
Practice the technique with a number of club say, your 9-iron, pitching-wedge and sand-wedge.
Golf Tips: Chipping/Pitching
Correct Ball Position

PUTTING
Putting represent the sharp end of golf.
Good putting can cover up a multitude of ball striking sins and make a bad score okay an okay good and a good score great.
Bad putting can do just the opposite.
In putting your hands should be ahead of the ball at address.
Stance should be square.
Your eye line should be over the ball

BUNKER
One of the keys to becoming a better bunker player is understanding that that the bounce effect created by the specially designed sole on sand wedge is best utilized when the clubface is open (i.e. - aligned to the right of your target. So, your set-up is crucial.
Open your stance by aligning your hips, shoulder and feet to the left target. Adopt slightly wider stance than normal.
Take the club back along your body line-keeping the clubface open.
As the club swings back, hinges your wrist t set it on slight steeper plane keep the club face open.
In the down swing you need to smoothly accelerate the club head through the sand under the ball.
The open clubface combined with an out-to-in swing path sends the ball floating straight towards the flag.
The length and force of the swing required.
Imagine you are playing a shot from the fairway twice as long has the one facing you in the sand.
Improve Your Bunker Game 
Here are a few key basic things to remember about getting out of bunkers.
1.) Put the forward in your stance. Think it's far enough forward? Luke Donald says you can't put it forward enough.
2.) Keep the face wide open throughout the swing. Some teachers will you to visualize a cup of water on the clubface and that you don't want to spill it by rotating the face in any direction. You should practice to find the optimal rotation of the face for you out of the trap, but the intent is correct. You want to have the clup open as you splash down into the sand.
3.) You do not hit the ball, you hit the sand behind the ball. Don't try to "pick" the ball out of the trap. The closer you hit to the ball, the more your ball will spin - but regardless, on the greenside bunker shot, you'll want to hit the sand first
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Bunker Shot Tips
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Sand Play (Bunker)Setting up with an open stance and cutting across the ball from out
to in is the traditional technique used to play greenside bunker shots.

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Background 
The Ryder Cup is a biennial three-day matchplay tournament in which 12-man teams of professionals from the United States and Europe compete for a gold trophy donated by Samuel Ryder, a wealthy seed merchant, Congregationalist and helpless golf nut, for the transatlantic contest he inaugurated and sponsored in 1927.
This year's match, which begins at Gleneagles on Friday, is the 40th and only the second time it has been hosted in Scotland, the spiritual home of the game. USA have won 25 times, their opponents (Great Britain from 1927-1971, Great Britain & Ireland 1973-77 and Europe 1979 to date) 12, with two ties (in 1969 and 1989) when the holders retained the cup. However, USA have won only four of the past 14 and just once in Europe since 1981. Tom Watson, who won four of his five Opens in Scotland and led the team to their last away victory in 1993, has been reappointed captain to turn the European tide.

Ryder Cup 2014-Tournament Information
Location: 2014 - Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland
Establish: 1927
Course: 2014: Gleneagles Hotel, PGA Centenary Course
Par: 2014: 72
Length: 2014: 7,262 yd (6,640 m)
Format: Match play
Prize Fund: None
Month Play: Usually September, rarely October
Former Champion: Europe

Ryder Cup 2014 - Format Guidey
September 26-28, 2014/Gleneagles, Scotland.
What his the Ryder Cup Format?
The Ryder Cup format currently in use is this:
Play takes place over three days and includes foursomes, four ball and singles match play.
On Day 1, there are four foursomes matches and four four ball matches. One format is played in the morning and the other in the afternoon. Which goes first - foursomes our four balls - is decided by the home team captain.
One Day 2, there are another four foursomes matches and another four four ball matches. Therefore, there are four sessions over the first two days: two morning sessions and two afternoon sessions. 

On Day 3, there are 12 singles matches, ensuring that all 12 members of each team have to play singles.Note again that all players on a team must play in the singles session on the third day. However, only eight golfers per team are needed for each of the doubles session. That means that four golfers per team are sitting in each of the foursomes and fourballs sessions on Days 1 and 2.The format has changed multiple times over the history of the Ryder Cup. In the early days golfers played a maximum of two matches; in some years of the 1960s and 1970s, there were two singles sessions (morning and afternoon) on the final day. For all the formats used throughout the history of the Ryder Cup, see Page 2 of our Ryder Cup history feature.

 A GUIDE to the format used for the Ryder Cup match between Europe and the United States. 
MATCH PLAY
All games are played under Match Play rules, where the result of each game is determined by the number of holes won.
The order of play for the first two days is fourballs in the morning and foursomes in the afternoon.
The final day’s play will be in Singles format.
FOURBALL (four groups of two two-man teams)
“Fourball” play is a match in which each member of the two- man teams play their own ball.
Four balls are in play per hole with each of the four players com­peting.
The team whose player has the lowest score on that hole wins the hole.
Should players from each team tie for the best score, the hole is halved.
FOURSOMES (four groups of two two-man teams)
“Foursomes” play is a match where two golfers play together against two other golfers and each team play one ball.
The golfers play alternate shots
(player A hits tee shot, player B hits second shot, etc) until the hole is played out.
Team members alternate playing the tee shots, with one golfer hitting the tee shot on odd-numbered holes, and the other hitting the tee shot on the even-numbered holes.
The team with the better score wins the hole. Should the two teams tie for best score, the hole is halved.
SINGLES (12 groups of two one- man teams)
“Singles” is a match in which one player competes against another player.
A player wins the match when he is up by more holes than there are holes remaining to play.
PAIRINGS
Each Team Captain indepen­dently submits the order of play for his Team to the appointed tourna­ment official.
The lists from each Captain are matched, resulting in the “Pair­ings”.
Players in pairings can be mod­ified by the Team Captains only if a player is ill or injured.
Pairings are subject to change and should not be considered that until play begins for a particular match. AFP

Ryder Cup
Advantage Europe  as US seek revenge
UPHILL: Americans, minus Tiger, look to be the underdogs as they bid for first win on foreign soil since 1993.
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ON the face of it, Europe are ideally placed to extend their domination over the United States when the 40th stag­ing of the Ryder Cup gets underway at Gleneagles today.
The Europeans have won seven out of the last nine editions and five out of the last six and there has not been an American win on foreign soil since 1993.
Current form shows that four Eu­ropeans are in the world top six, including top-ranked Rory Mcllroy, while the Americans are without the injured Tiger Woods.
The competition is taking place in Scotland on a course set up to replicate European Tour courses and Europe need just 14 points to retain the cup. The Americans need 141/2 to retain it.
And if that were not enough, Eu­rope have legendary Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson in their corner as a motivational speaker.
Success breeds suc­cess in golf, McGinley believes.
“I see the template that’s in place,” he said.
“There’s reasons we’ve been winning these Ry­der Cups. We’ve come from underdog posi­tions and won The Ry­der Cups. So it’s not al­ways that we have the best players.
“The fact that I’ve ridden shotgun on that twice as a vice captain (2010,2012) has been huge.”
Mcllroy apart, Henrik Stenson, Sergio Garcia and Justin Rose are all in the world top six and there is a wealth of past Ryder Cup experi­ence in Lee Westwood, Thomas Bjorn, Ian Poulter, Graeme McDowell and Martin Kaymer.
Even two of the three European rookies — Stephen Gallacher and Jamie Donaldson — are hardly unknown quan­tities at 39 and 38 re­spectively.
On the American side Phil Mickelson will be the leader in the locker room as he makes a record 10th straight Ryder Cup appearance for the United States.
With Tom Watson the oldest ever Ryder Cup captain at 65 and re­turning to the competition for the first time in 21 years, Mickelson’s
role with the players is likely to be doubly important.
The five-time major winner be­lieves that the Americans have a winning formula provided they all pull together.
“Certainly we’re here without Tiger Woods. We’re without Dustin Johnson. We’re without Jason Dufner. And we’re playing a team that have players like Mcllroy and Stenson who have played just in­credible golf over the years,” he said.
“I’m sure they’re going to play every match, and they’re going to be extremely tough to beat, whoever gets paired against them.
“Certainly we are the underdog. But rather than focus on what we don’t have, what we do have is a great group of 12 guys that really enjoy each other’s company, have a lot of fun together, and are hope­fully bringing our best games to Scotland, because we are going to need it to make it a tight race and a close one for Sunday.”
two-man teams)
“Foursomes” play is a match where two golfers play together against two other golfers and each team play one ball.
The golfers play alternate shots
The Americans, who last won the Ryder Cup at Valhalla, Kentucky in 2008, will also look to Jim Furyk, Zach Johnson, Bubba Watson and Hunter Mahan for their past expe­rience of the competition.
But much will also depend on the performance of their three rookies, Jimmy Walker, Patrick Reed and above all Jordan Spieth, the most exiting emerging star on the US Tour and at 21 by far the youngest player at Gleneagles.
Unlike in the past two times the Ryder Cup has been played on Eu­ropean soil — at the K-Club outside Dublin in 2006 and at Celtic Manor in South Wales in 2010 — the weath­er is forecast set fair through the weekend with just an isolated show­er or two expected.
The Jack Nicklaus designed PGA Centenary Course is expected to play host to 45,000 fans daily as golf’s greatest competition is held in Scotland for just the second time, 41 years af­ter Muirfield. AFP
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