Tuesday 22 July 2014
A golf course
comprises a series of holes, each consisting of a teeing ground, a fairway, the
rough and other hazards, and a green with a flagstick and hole, all designed for the game of golf.
A standard round of golf consists of playing eighteen holes, and most golf
courses therefore have this number of holes. The first section of every hole
consists of the teeing ground, or tee-box. There is typically more than one
available box where a player places his ball, each one a different distance
from the hole to provide differing
difficulty. The teeing ground is generally as level as feasible, with closely
mown grass very similar to that of a putting green, and most are slightly
raised from the surrounding fairway. Each tee box has two markers showing the
bounds of the legal tee area. The teeing area spans the distance between the
markers, and extends two-club lengths behind the markers. A golfer may play the
ball standing outside the teeing area, but the ball itself must be placed and
struck from within the area. Source
