Golf Courses--Public

A golf course is a large, landscaped field which accommodates for the game of golf.

Golf is an outdoor game where individual players need to advance the ball around the golf course using as few strokes as possible. All golf courses have several playing zones or ‘holes’, in which the golf ball is to be aimed at. As the game of golf progresses, the complexity of the golf course also increases.

Most golf courses consist of a teeing ground (where players position the golf ball to hit with a golf club), a fairway (a position on the course that allows players to hit the ball from where it landed after the players has ‘teed off’) a rough (an area of grass which is typically located around the fairway with longer grass which is more dense in texture). Strategically placed hazards are also part of a golf course, which can include water pits, ponds, sand dunes and landscaped elevated hills, which provides challenge the player from getting the ball into the hole.

While the number of holes on a golf course can range in size, most courses have a standard number of eighteen holes. Golf courses are usually owned by businesses or clubs that require players to purchase a membership to use the golf course facilities. Many of these clubs employ staff or golf course attendants to maintain and look after the course’s grounds. Some golf courses also feature clubhouses, restaurants, cafes and retail shops. Golf courses can be navigated on foot or in a small electric vehicle called a buggy.