THE RULES OF GOLF

Golf is a club and ball sport in which players use various clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a course in as few strokes as possible.

Golf, unlike most ball games, cannot and does not utilize a standardized playing area, and coping with the varied terrains encountered on different courses is a key part of the game. The game at the highest level is played on a course with an arranged progression of 18 holes, though recreational courses can be smaller, often 9 holes. Each hole on the course must contain a tee box to start from, and a putting green containing the actual hole or cup (4.25 inches in width). There are other standard forms of terrain in between, such as the fairway, rough (long grass), sand traps, and hazards (water, rocks, fescue) but each hole on a course is unique in its specific layout and arrangement.

Golf is played for the lowest number of strokes by an individual, known as stroke play, or the lowest score on the most individual holes in a complete round by an individual or team, known as match play. Stroke play is the most commonly seen format at all levels, but most especially at the elite level.

LIST OF GOLF COMPETITIONS AND HISTORY

With all the various golf compeitions and complex rules we will be looking at how each one started, how and when.

2 BALL MULTIPLYIER STABLEFORD + INDIVIDUAL
2BALL AMBROSE
2BBB PAR
2BBB STABLEFORD
2BBB STROKE CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND 1
2BBB STROKE CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND 2
2ND ROUND FOURSOMES CHAMPIONSHIP
4 BALL BB
4B AMBROSE
4BBB STABLEFORD+IND
4BBB STROKE CHAMPIONSHIP 1ST ROUND
4BBB STROKE CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL ROUND
AMERICAN FOURSOMES
APC EASTER CUP
BARDWELL VALLEY CUP
BARDWELL VALLEY JUNIOR CLASSIC
CANADIAN FOURSOMES
CHICK OF THE WALK
CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP
CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP TEE TIMES & LEADERBOARD
FOURSOMES CHAMPIONSHIP
FOURSOMES CHAMPIONSHIP SECOND ROUND
INDIVIDUAL + STABLEFORD MULTIPLIER
INDIVIDUAL PAR
INDIVIDUAL PAR + 2BBB
INDIVIDUAL S-FORD
INDIVIDUAL S-FORD + 2 BALL BB
INDIVIDUAL S-FORD + 2B AGGREGATE
INDIVIDUAL STROKE
INDIVIDUAL STROKE + 4BBB
KENO MIXED 2BBB STABLEFORD
LADIES 2BBB
LADIES 2BBB +IND STABLEFORD
LADIES 2BBB STROKE CHAMPIONSHIPS
LADIES 3BBB STABLEFORD
LADIES 3BBB/PAR CLASSIC
LADIES 4B AGGREGATE STABLEFORD
LADIES BARDWELL VALLEY SHIELD 3 BALL AGG

LADIES CANADIAN FOURSOMES
LADIES CAPTAINS VS PRESIDENTS
LADIES CHAMPIONSHIPS
LADIES CHRISTMAS HAMS DAY TEAMS STABLEFORD
LADIES FOURSOMES STROKE CHAMPIONSHIP
LADIES GOLDEN BALL 3BBB
LADIES INDIVIDUAL STABLEFORD
LADIES L’OREAL PAR
LADIES MONTHLY MEDAL
LADIES PRESIDENTS & CAPTAINS
LADIES SUNDAY MEDAL ROUND
LADIES SUNDAY PENNANTS
LEGACY DAY
MEDLEY CANADIAN FOURSOMES
MEDLEY IND STABLEFORD +2BBB
MEDLEY INDIVIDUAL STABLEFORD
MEDLEY IRISH 4 BALL STABLEFORD
MIXED FOURSOMES
MIXED PENNANTS
MONTHLY MEDAL STROKE
MOVEMBER
NEW
PAR BISQUE
PARK LANE INDIVIDUAL STROKE
PARK LANE MONTHLY MEDAL STROKE
PRESIDENT VS CAPTAIN 2BBB
RANSOM EVENT
SUNDAY LADIES XMAS GOLDEN BALL
SUPER SIXES
TEAMS STABLEFORD + INDIVIDUAL
TEAMS STROKE
TIGER THURSDAY IND STABLEFORD
TIGER TUESDAY IND STABLEFORD
TUESDAY OPEN STABLEFORD
VETS INDIVIDUAL S-FORD
VETS STROKE CHAMPIONSHIP 1ST ROUND
VETS STROKE CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND 2
WEEKLY 9 HOLE COMPETITION