History and Ethics Golf

Golf is a kind of game, where the player individually or teams hit a ball into a hole using some special club called club golf club in bali . Golf is the main rule in the "Playing a ball with a club from the teeing ground into the hole by a stroke or blow the next few accordance with the rules."

Golf originated in Scotland / Holland and has played about 500 years in the islands of Great Britain. The oldest golf course in the world that is known is The Old Links at Musselburgh. Golf has been played there since 1672. Persons who commonly called golfer playing golf. Inside there is a golf handicap system called. Sports golf is played on a specially designed area. This land is usually called golf course (golf course). The course consists of a lot of holes (hole). The majority of the course consists of 9 or 18 holes.

The first punch starts from the teeing ground. The first blow was named after teeing shot. Grass on the teeing ground well cared for. After the first punch, the players hit the ball longer than the last position of the ball after the first blow. The ball can land in the fairway or in the rough. The fairway grass cut short so easy to hit the ball. While in the rough, the grass is longer than in the fairway so the ball difficult to hit. Players continue to beat until the ball into the hole (hole or cup). Each hole has only one hole. Each hole usually has obstacles or hazards. Hazard consists of two kinds, namely; water hazards such as rivers, lakes and bunkers which is a basin filled with sand.

Green refers to the nipple area. On the green, the player is only allowed to wear the club putter. The green grass is cut very short so that a ball can roll easily. Hole or cup always in the grass and had a diameter of 108 mm (4:25 in.) And a depth of at least 100 mm (3.94-in.). Cup usually always marked with a flag so that players can see it from a distance.

A course has a limit which is marked with stakes. Beyond that mark, called the zone out of bounds or OB for short. When the ball landed in the zone OB player then the player will receive 1 stroke penalty and repeated blows from the previous spot. In most of the golf course, there are some additional facilities that are not a part of the course itself. Like the practice range with practice greens, bunkers, and driving areas in which blows away can be trained. There is also a practice course (usually easier and shorter than any other golf course).

In playing golf, it is important for us to understand and always holds Ethics while playing golf. In the ethics of the game of golf is often called etiquette. Etiquette is a fundamental right that applies to you and other fellow golfers, before you get ready to play.

There is some etiquette that you should do, namely:

1. If you make a mistake or fail to hit, hold your emotions, do not slam the stick.
2. Coming just in time so as not to slow down the tee - off time more friends.
3. If you are one hole group, the group behind, in front and at the back there is another group, you have to let them play precedes your group.
4. Scorecard is the responsibility of each player to fill in all fairness, it was only caddies help.
5. Most important thing is discipline.