Golf is primarily an outdoor sport, although there are variations of the game that can be played indoors through adapted equipment. Although golf is seen as predominantly an individual sport, there are competitions and games that encompass a ‘team’ philosophy including foursomes, greensomes and texas scramble golf.
Whether you play as an individual, with a group of friends, within a club, the aim of golf is generic. Each golf club or course will have 9 or18 holes whereby you have to hit a golf ball, with a variety of clubs around a course in the least number of shots. Golf can be seen as complex, however the game is relatively simple and fun to participate in.
Golf is the third most popular sport in England, behind swimming and football, and its global appeal is second to none. On both sides of the Atlantic, and around the world, golf is a game that can be played from school through all of your life, and the difference in abilities are catered for by a handicapping system that allows competition between all players (whether you are a beginner or a regular elite player).
Probably the most recognizable professional tours are the European and US, and the sport probably boasts the most talked about sportsperson in Tiger Woods.