Golf

Golf

Definition. 토토사이트먹튀

Golf is a very old sport in which players use various stick-like devices known as clubs to hit or hit small balls into holes in the ground.

The left-handed golfer uses one of his irons to raise the ball above the water and face the green. Golf is an outdoor sport that can be enjoyed by men and women of all ages because there is little professional physical training required to participate.

Goal

The goal of a golf game is to cross the golf course with as few strokes as possible. The professional golf course includes 18 holes, but a small course with only 9 holes is also available. A form of golf, known as miniature golf, is known to require athletes to go their way through various challenging obstacles, such as moving windmills and waterfalls, but it is not recognized as a legitimate version of golf itself.

Demographics

Golf is a sport that almost everyone from the ages of 6 to 96. According to a 2015 survey, there are more than 34,000 golf courses worldwide, about 576,500 golf halls, and more than 50 million regular players. The U.S. has the largest number of golf courses (about 16,000) and the largest number of golf courses (about 25.1 million as of spring 2015). There are more than 7,000 courses in Europe and more than 4 million registered golfers. The biggest increase in the golf population occurred in China, which opened its first golf course in 1984. Since then, 682 courses have been added. However, since the early 2010s, China has closed many golf courses and restricted the construction of new ones to preserve water and land. Most golfers are amateurs who participate in games purely for pleasure. Few players are designated professionals because teaching and playing golf is the main source of income. As of 2016, more than 28,000 men and women are PGA members, mainly club professionals. The PGA Tour is a separate member organization for tournament players only. The Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) registered more than 1,700 faculty members and players in 2016. Golf is also played at high school and college levels around the world.

History

The origin of golf is unknown. Some scholars argue that the game dates back to 2600 B.C. Egyptian tomb paintings show people playing a game of hitting round objects on the ground with devices like hockey sticks. Other historians argue that the sport originated in the first century B.C. from a game known as Paganika, in which participants hit leather balls full of feathers. These authorities say that as the Romans conquered most of Western Europe, they brought the Paganica game and eventually developed into modern golf.

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Jack Nicklaus (1940–)

Jack Nicklaus (Golden Bear) started playing golf at the age of 10, and at the age of 13, he had three handicaps. He joined the Professional Golfers' Association (USPGA) in 1961.

Golf fans loved to argue who was the "best golfer of all time"—Jack Nicklaus or Arnold Palmer. They didn't compete with each other very often, but when they did, the game didn't disappoint. 1962 was Palmer/Niclaus' first game, and Nicklaus won the playoffs and took the U.S. Open Championship away from Palmer. This made Nicklaus an enemy of the vocal "Arnie's Army" Palmer fans. Nicklaus was able to maintain his concentration and persevere throughout his career while fans booed him.

Nicklaus finished the 1960s with 30 wins. He added 36 championships in the next decade and won the Masters Tournament in 1975. In 1986, at the age of 46, Nicklaus became the oldest player to win the Masters.

-Bobby Jones Says

GOLF is the closest game to the game we call life . you get bad breaks froms good shots ; you get good breaks from bad shots but you have to play the ball where it lies ."