The latter is now called the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrew's. While the first golf clubs were fashioned from tree branches, today's clubs are manufactured from graphite and titanium clubs for greater distance and accuracy. Golf courses typically have 18 holes, with long tree-lined fairways and manicured greens. You can rent these at a golf course, or buy them at most sporting goods stores. Serious golfers also invest in golf gloves, to enhance their control of the club.
Woods are heaier clubs used for distance.
Today's woods are available in metal, graphite and of course, wood. The remaining specialized clubs are used on or around the green. A pitching wedge,with lots of loft, is used to get the ball out of the rough around the green. Where For most, a bit of practice is good before your first golf game. There are several golf training facilities in town.