Golf | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 23/06/2019

This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golf


00:02:02 1 Origin and history
00:05:36 2 Golf course
00:07:23 3 Play of the game
00:12:55 4 Rules and regulations
00:14:28 4.1 Penalties
00:15:49 5 Equipment
00:20:30 6 Stroke mechanics
00:26:45 6.1 Musculature
00:27:42 6.2 Types of putting
00:29:35 7 Scoring and handicapping
00:29:45 7.1 Par
00:34:54 7.1.1 Scoring
00:36:04 7.2 Basic forms of golf
00:36:22 7.2.1 Match play
00:37:43 7.2.2 Stroke play
00:38:44 7.3 Other forms of play
00:39:05 7.3.1 Bogey competition
00:40:03 7.3.2 Skins
00:41:14 7.3.3 9-Points
00:42:27 7.3.4 Stableford
00:44:23 7.3.5 Team play
00:45:32 7.3.5.1 Unofficial team variations
00:49:45 7.4 Handicap systems
00:55:52 8 Popularity
00:57:51 8.1 Golf courses worldwide
00:58:11 9 Professional golf
00:59:44 9.1 Instruction
01:00:43 9.2 Golf tours
01:05:37 9.3 Men's major championships
01:06:46 9.4 Women's major championships
01:09:16 9.5 Senior major championships
01:10:45 9.6 Olympic Games
01:11:09 10 Controversy
01:11:18 10.1 Women
01:14:42 11 International events
01:15:21 12 See also



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SUMMARY
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Golf is a club-and-ball sport in which players use various clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a course in as few strokes as possible.
Golf, unlike most ball games, cannot and does not utilize a standardized playing area, and coping with the varied terrains encountered on different courses is a key part of the game. The game at the usual level is played on a course with an arranged progression of 18 holes, though recreational courses can be smaller, often having nine holes. Each hole on the course must contain a tee box to start from, and a putting green containing the actual hole or cup 4 1⁄4 inches (11 cm) in diameter. There are other standard forms of terrain in between, such as the fairway, rough (long grass), bunkers (or "sand traps"), and various hazards (water, rocks) but each hole on a course is unique in its specific layout and arrangement.
Golf is played for the lowest number of strokes by an individual, known as stroke play, or the lowest score on the most individual holes in a complete round by an individual or team, known as match play. Stroke play is the most commonly seen format at all levels, but most especially at the elite level.
The modern game of golf originated in 15th century Scotland. The 18-hole round was created at the Old Course at St Andrews in 1764. Golf's first major, and the world's oldest tournament in existence, is The Open Championship, also known as the British Open, which was first played in 1860 in Ayrshire, Scotland. This is one of the four major championships in men's professional golf, the other three being played in the United States: The Masters, the U.S. Open, and the PGA Championship.