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Golf originated in Scotland and has
been played for several centuries in the British Isles
and continuously in the United States since 1887.
Golf Courses
Most golf courses consist of 9 or 18 holes. For the
shortest holes a good player requires only one stroke
to hit the ball to the green.
Playing Golf
The two basic forms of playing golf are match play
and stroke play.
In match play, two players (or two teams) play every
hole as a separate contest against each other. The party
with the lower score wins that hole, or if the scores
of both players or teams are equal the hole is "halved"
(drawn). The game is won by the party that wins more
holes than the other.
In stroke play, every player (or team) counts the number
of shots taken for the whole round or tournament to
produce the total score, and the player with the lowest
score wins.
Playing Golf
A tee shot is the first shot played from a teeing ground.
It can be made with a driver (i.e., a 1-wood) off a
tee for long holes, or with an iron on shorter holes.
Ideally, tee shots on long holes have a rather shallow
flight and long roll of the ball, while tee shots on
short holes are flighted higher and are expected to
stop quickly.
A fairway shot is similar to a drive when done with
a fairway wood. However, a tee may not be used once
the ball has been brought into play; therefore, playing
from the fairway may be more difficult depending on
how the ball lies. If precision is more important than
length (typically, when playing on narrow fairways or
approaching a green), irons are usually played from
the fairway. Irons or wedges are also often used when
playing from the rough.
A bunker shot is played when the ball is in a bunker
(sand trap). It resembles a pitch and is done with a
wedge. On the green, putts are played along the ground.
An approach shot is played into the green from outside
the green, usually over an intermediate or short distance.
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Tiger Woods
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Eldrick "Tiger" Woods (born December
30, 1975) is an American golfer who is considered
one of the greatest golfers of all time. In 2005,
at the age of 29, he reached the milestone of
winning a tenth major golf championship, placing
him third on the all time list . 
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Jack Nicklaus
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Jack William Nicklaus (born January
21, 1940 in Columbus, Ohio), also known as "The
Golden Bear", was a major force in professional
golf from the 1960s to the late 1990s, and is
regarded as the greatest golfer of all time.
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Arnold Palmer
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Arnold Daniel Palmer (born September
10, 1929 in Latrobe, Pennsylvania) is an American
golfer who has won numerous events on both the
PGA TOUR and Champions Tour, dating back to 1955.
Palmer is not generally regarded as the greatest
player in history, but he is arguably the most
important in that he was the first golf star when
television started to air golf tournaments in
the 1950s.
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