By Ashley Watts
Student Reporter
One hobby that I have had my entire life is golf. Golf is a sport that not many people know how to play and in this article I will explain the most important aspects when it comes to playing golf.
Firstly, to be able to play golf someone will need their own set of clubs because golf clubs cannot be rented when you get to the course.
Golf clubs can be as expensive or as cheap as you want them to be. In competitive golf a person is only allowed to carry 14 clubs in their bag. These clubs usually include a driver, 3-wood, hybrids, irons, wedges and a putter, and each club is used for a specific shot.
Usually the first shot someone will hit on a hole is the drive. This club goes the farthest, but it is also hard to control on where it goes. The second shot you hit depends on what type of hole you are on. On par 5’s a person will hit a 3-wood, but on par 4’s they will hit anywhere form an iron to a hybrid depending on how far out they are.
The hardest and most crucial part of the game is next. Short game for a golfer is the most important part of a round. Short game is when a player is around the green and they are trying to get the ball into the hole.
Many professional golfers have said that putting is the hardest part of any golf round. A good golfer has to read the greens and determine where and how much the break is. They also have to determine the speed of the putt. Any golfer tries to two-putt every hole, but it is very easy to three or one putt.
Golf is a sport that takes a lot of time and energy to be good at. It is also not as easy as everyone expects it to be. But if someone decides to play they will learn that no matter what you can have as much fun playing this sport as you want.