Friday, October 25, 2013

Basics Of San Diego Golf Courses

By Elena McDowell


San Diego golf courses are amongst the best around the world. Typical golf fields consist of many holes, bunker, pin, fairway, out of bounds, water hazard, putting green, rough, and teeing ground. The overall number of holes or cups that typical courses usually have is eighteen. A smaller course has nine holes hence to complete one round the game is played twice.

Special courses have 36 holes whereas some have 27 cups. When playing in such special fields, players are required to pick a set of nine holes each. The first part of every hole has a teeing area or tee box. The teeing area is where golf balls are placed at the start of the game. The tee box is made as level as possible and elevated slightly from fairways.

Each teeing box consists of two markers that indicate the edges of the permitted area. Players may take shots when outside the box though the rules require that the ball be within the box. The ball is placed on the soil in the tee box or held in place using any given substance like tee or sand. The rules have pegged the limit height of tees at four inches.

After the first shots have been taken from the teeing area the ball is hit again from the dropping point to the green. Fairway is the section between tee box and the green. The area usually has short and evenly cut grass. It is the best place to hit golf balls from while the rough is the worst area. The rough is located in between fairways and out of bounds markers.

Grasses used for fairways and roughs include bent grass, Kentucky bluegrass, Bermuda grass, zoysia grass, and rye grass amongst others. The types of grasses and mowing height greatly influence how the ball rolls about. The grasses may be interchanged for the purpose of making the course harder. Heights ranging between five to three inches make it difficult for a golfer to recover particularly after poor shots.

Holes or cups comprise hazards like sand traps or bunkers, water hazard, and dense vegetation. Water hazards consist of lakes, rivers, and ponds. These are special zones with further rules of play. The rules normally apply to striking balls that drop within a hazard. The rules are clear that golfers cannot touch the water or ground using their clubs prior to hitting the ball.

Some courses have extra features that each player must avoid at all costs. Pits and depressions in the earth that require strike shots to evade yet are not completely filled with sand must be avoided. Dense vegetation, steep inclines, rocky regions, trees, and shrubs may not be taken for hazards unless indicated as such. Dry ravines can sometimes be termed as water hazard even when completely dry.

San Diego golf courses are usually open all the time and well maintained. They are equipped fully with adequate tools. There are experienced pro golf trainers situated in these fields who provide training to everyone at lower costs. When in search for any advice on courses San Diego is the perfect place to be.




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