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5 articles tagged “golf course”.
Look at any scorecard and you'll see two numbers for each set of tees: the course rating and the slope rating. They're central to the handicap system, because they let golfers compare scores on…
The Rules of Golf apply everywhere, but every course is different. Local rules let a course or committee adapt the rules to its own conditions: winter weather, damaged areas, environmentally…
Golf courses are much more than fairways and greens. Large areas of rough, woodland, hedgerows, ponds and meadows can make a course a valuable refuge for birds, insects, mammals and plants…
A golf course in perfect condition looks effortless, but it is the result of skilled, year-round work by greenkeepers. Many golfers grumble when greens are hollow-tined, bunkers are being rebuilt or…
The first time you step onto a golf course, it can be confusing. Why are there different coloured markers on the tee? What is the difference between the fairway and the rough? What do the red and…
