In golf, the term 'par' is pivotal to how we understand the sport. It refers to how a player's score is measured on each hole and across their round. There are three different levels of par for golf ...

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Golf’s great irony is that golfers don’t do it, they play it. No doubt you’ve been part of a conversation where someone says, “I love to golf” or “I’m golfing today.” You instantly know one thing: ...

Golf may have been invented when a bored Scottish shepherd swung his crook and made contact with a rock, which disappeared down a hole. What fun! Now, golf is more sophisticated than that, but the ...