Tee - the starting point.

Fairway - the mowed part between the tee and green.

Rough - the unmaintained area lining the hole (woods, tall grass, bush).

Hazard - can be water or other obstacle.

Sandtrap - just that.

Bunker - a deep sandtrap.

Green - the finely mowed spot housing the hole.

Pin and Flag are the same thing - the hole marker on the green.

Practice Range and Putting Green are areas where players warm up and work on weaknesses.

Drive - the shot off any tee.

Shot - any stroke made on a fairway.

Putt - shots taken on a green to get the ball in the hole.

Par is the number of recommended strokes it takes to complete a hole and/or a course. Holes are either par 3, 4 or 5.

Eagle - when a player completes a hole two strokes under par.

Birdie - when a player completes a hole one stroke under par.

Bogey - when a player completes a hole one stroke over par.

Ace/Hole-in-One - very happy player.

Handicap is a rating system based on the player’s average score.

Scratch - 0 handicap (a really good player!)

Slope - a rating system for course difficulty. The higher a course rating, the more difficult the course.

Tee Time - the time you are to start play.

Foursome - a group of four players. It is the most efficient way to package

OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2006 GOLF EVENT

The Royal & Ancient - mistakenly meant to mean the Old Course.

The Old Course - the home of golf in St. Andrews, Scotland, and the one course in the world all golfers want to play. No, you cannot hire it.

Short Game - the play around the green.

Long Game - play from the tee to the green.

Yardage book/Course guide - a hole-by-hole description of the course with recommendations on how to play each hole.

Course Ranger or Marshall - the person who controls pace of play, and if there are spectators, manages crowd control.

Dogleg - a crooked or angled hole layout.

Parkland - a treed inland course.

Links - an open course bordering water.

Championship Course - a course with a par of 70 or greater, and a minimum length of 6,000 yards for 18 holes.

Executive Course - a course with overall length of less than 6,000 yards, mostly par 3 holes and/or less than 18 holes. (Not normally hired for corporate tournaments.)

Best Ball - each player plays his own golf ball, but the team score is determined by the best score in the foursome.

Four Ball - each foursome is broken into two-player teams, competing against each other using the better score from each team.

Match Play - instead of using the stroke count to determine the winner, you use the number of holes won by a player to determine the winner.

Medal Play - uses the number of strokes to determine the winner. Low score wins.

Open - is a tournament open to qualifying amateurs and professionals.

Pro-Am - a format where amateurs and professionals play together in teams.

Scramble - this format has everyone driving from the tee and making subsequent shots from where the best ball lands. This is a good format for beginner groups.

Shotgun - this format is the most popular for corporate tournaments because players start and finish at basically the same time. In a shotgun tournament, foursomes tee off simultaneously on every hole.

Signature Hole - the hole the course is most proud of, it may have a great history, incredible view or be the most challenging.

19th Hole - the bar, and the first place where business can be discussed. Golf etiquette requires business discussion wait until play has finished, unless the higher-ranking person starts the conversation.

Cart vs. Buggy - in some places a cart is a pull cart carrying a player’s clubs. In some places a cart is an electric ride-on vehicle. In Europe, a buggy is a ride-on cart. These carry two players and their clubs.

90 Degree Rule - this requires ride-on carts to follow the cart paths lining the fairway, and only veering off the cart path to reach the player’s ball.

Local Rules - are set by the course to address local conditions from dry