Introduction to Golf
Use this beginner's golf guide to learn more about etiquette, rules, and equipment. Plus, get an introduction to the parts of a golf course and clubs, and frequently asked questions.
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Golf Demo Days: What They Are and How to Find Them
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Looking Back at Balata Golf Balls (And Explaining What 'Balata' Is)
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How to Play a Florida Scramble Golf Tournament
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Explaining the Pinehurst Format (aka Pinehurst System)
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Putting Across Sprinkler Heads in Golf: Free Relief?
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Are Cavity Back Irons for High-Handicappers and Musclebacks for Low?
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Golf's Nassau: Explaining the Tournament Format and Betting Game
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Is It OK to Draw Line on Golf Ball to Help With Alignment?
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What's the Ruling: Accidentally Hitting Golf Ball With Practice Swing
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What Is a Double Eagle in Golf?
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What Is a Provisional Ball?
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X-Out Balls in Golf
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What Is the Meaning of 'Par'?
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Golf's Rule 16 (Free Relief — Non-Movable Items, Abnormal Conditions)
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Most Popular Golf Betting Games and Side Bets
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Rule 27: Ball Lost or Out of Bounds; Provisional Ball (Rules of Golf)
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How Is Golf Handicap Index Calculated? Here's the Formula
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The Lowest 18-Hole Golf Score Ever Recorded
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What Is a Slice in Golf? (And How to Fix It)
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How to Play the Four Ball Golf Format
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Why Do Some Golfers Add Lead Tape to Clubs and What Is the Effect?
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How to Play the Wolf Betting Game in Golf
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How the 2-Person Best Ball Golf Format Works
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Hitting Down on the Golf Ball To Make It Go Up
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What Is a Scratch Golfer?
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What You Should Know (and Don't Need to Know) About Golf Club Hosels
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Match Play Scoring in Golf
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How to Allocate Handicap Strokes in Golf Match Play
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Origins and Use of the Tee Box in Golf
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Explaining Kickpoint In Golf Shafts and How It Affects Shots
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Here's How to Play a Shamble Golf Tournament
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What Is a Calcutta in Golf?
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Range Balls and How They Compare to Regular Golf Balls
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How to Play the Greensomes Golf Format
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How to Play the Foursomes Golf Format
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Where to Drop If You Hit a Golf Ball Into a Bunker Full of Water
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Hybrids vs. Long Irons: Are Hybrids Really Easier to Hit?
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How to Play a Captain's Choice Golf Tournament
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Birdie: What This Scoring Term Means in Golf
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Explaining the 90-Degree Rule at Golf Courses
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10 of the Most Common Golf Injuries
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How to Play a 2-Man Scramble Golf Tournament
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Are 'Handicap' and 'Handicap Index' the Same?
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What Is Loft (or Loft Angle) in Golf Clubs?
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How to Play the Stableford or Modified Stableford Golf Format
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What Are Winter (Preferred Lies) Rules?
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A Net Score in Golf and How to Calculate It
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The Texas Scramble Golf Tournament
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How to Play the Bingo Bango Bongo Golf Game
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Distance Control Putting Drills
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What Do the Numbers on a Golf Ball Mean?
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Has There Ever Been a Hole-in-One on a Par-5 Hole?
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How to Play the Chapman System Golf Format
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Scramble Tournament in Golf: What It Is, How to Play It
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How a Quota Golf Tournament Works
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How to Play the Better Ball Format
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How Match Play Rules Differ from Stroke Play Rules
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What Are the Odds of Making a Hole-In-One?
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How Long Does It Take to Play a Round of Golf?
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Rule 25: Abnormal Ground Conditions, Embedded Ball, Wrong Putting Green
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What Is a Bogey? Definition of the Golf Score