The vast green expanse where golf is usually played is called the golf course. These courses can be private or public and usually consist of 18 holes, which get broken into two areas – 9 holes to the front, 9 holes to the back. The most basic equipment you would need would be a set of golf clubs and a golf ball. Of course, that is not all. No golfer would be complete without having a pair of comfortable golf shoes, well fitting golf gloves, an umbrella, towels and a golf cart to go around the course.

A standard set of golf clubs will include woods, irons and a putter. The woods will be used to hit the ball the hardest and the longest, typically anywhere from 200-300 yards. The irons include a pitching wedge and a sand wedge. These are used for medium rage shots say anywhere from 20 yards to about 200 yards. And last but not the least, there is the putter, which of course is used to deliver the final blow or the final put and tap the ball gently into the hole.

The main aim of golf is to take the golf ball from the starting point to the hole with as few strokes as possible. You start by teeing off and then try to hit the ball from the fairway to the green area. Of course, things are never smooth and one has to encounter various hazards like water, sand and rough areas like thick grass.
When you start playing golf, you keep track of how many strokes you needed for every hole. You tally all this at the end of all holes and the person who has managed to complete all 18 holes with the fewest number of strokes, is the winner. Each game of golf is called a round i.e. a round of 18 holes.

Let us now look at some of the common jargon employed in Golf game. A game is only as good as its jargon and for most part, the jargon of golf has been fascinating the general public at large. Talks of birdies and being at par or under par seem to dominate any golf conversation.
• The number of strokes that an average player needs to hit the ball from tee-off into the hole is called Par.
• If you are able to hit the ball into a hole with one stroke less than par, then it is a Birdie.
• If you are able to hit the ball with two strokes to spare, then it is an Eagle and three strokes less makes it a Double Eagle.
• And if you are lucky enough to make it in just one stroke, then you have managed a hole in one.
• Of course, if you need one stroke more than par to get the ball into the hole, then it is called a bogey, and two strokes more will get you a double bogey.