It's a game that will remind you of lush green carpets of well mowed grass.
A vast landscape of green land with pockets of sand and oasis of water here and there is what is known as a golf course.
It is a place where the game is played.
There are golf clubs around the world that have unique designs of their golf courses.
In a typical golf course you will find there are 18 holes in all.
There are several levels of grass that is grown for the purpose of the game as it tends to affect the player's ability to strike a shot with success.
Golf Rules The player of golf is known as a golfer.
He or she has to follow certain rules of the game as they play it.

• The underlying principle forms the main rule of the game - playing a fair game and playing it with honesty and integrity.
  
• There are rules about amateur golf.
  Anyone who has received even the smallest amount as payments ceases to be an amateur.
  They will not be allowed to participate in amateur golf tournaments anymore.
  
• There is a set of golf etiquette that are strictly abided by golfers.
  It is done for the sake of reserving the reputation of the game as there aren't any penalties for non compliance.
  

Golf Training There are golf training institutes and organizations in the world that take up the task of teaching the fine points of the game to golf enthusiasts.
Here are some of the names of the most acknowledged names of international golf training.

• Canterbury Sports Management College - csmc.
  ac.
  nz
• Australian High Performance Golf Academy - ahpga.
  com
• Australia's No 1 Golf Website - golf.
  com.
  au
• Oxford Golf and Country Club - punediary.
  com
• United States Golf Teacher's Federation - usgtf.
  com

Golf Tools Golf is a sport that is marked by features unique by itself.
The equipments that are required in this game are few and yet varied in their own ways.

• Golf Clubs - This is a long shaft with the lower end tapered in various shape so as to be the equipment that a golfer effectively uses to hit out shots with success.
  The length of the shaft differs according to the range of shots.
  There is also a grip that is present where the golfer is to hold the club.
  
• Golf Balls - These are small balls that are usually white in color.
  These are also marked by minute dot like indents on their surface that is not smooth.
  
• Tee - This will more like a tiny stand that holds the golf ball on its first shot by the golfer.
  Tees are used on the first shot and not used later in the game.
  
• Golf Carts - These are motorized vehicles that are open and small and makes comfortable movements around the golf course.