Golf is a sport in which a player, using many types of clubs including a driver, a putter, and irons, hits a ball into each hole on a golf course in the lowest possible number of strokes. Golf is one of the few ball games that does not use a standardized playing area; rather, the game is played on golf "courses", each one of which has a unique design and typically consists of either 9 or 18 holes.
Golf is defined in the Rules of Golf as "playing a ball with a club from the teeing ground into the hole by a stroke or successive strokes in accordance with the Rules."
The first game of golf for which records survive was played at Bruntsfield Links, in Edinburgh, Scotland, in A.D. 1456, recorded in the archives of the Edinburgh Burgess Golfing Society, now The Royal Burgess Golfing Society. The modern game of golf spread from Scotland to England and has now become a worldwide game, with golf courses in the majority of countries.
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Las Vegas Golf Courses
If you are looking forward to a golf vacation, the golf courses in Las Vegas could be the answer. In fact, there are not many places in the world where one could play golf after the sundown. But here in Las Vegas, night golf is gaining popularity. More and more golf courses are making arrangements for night games, to allow players a chance to escape the brutal heat of a Las Vegas day.
Sprawling over vast acres of green in and around Las Vegas, more than 50 golf courses are visible. A few resorts have even more than one golf course as an “added” attraction for their customers, so that they don’t have to wait for too long. Most of the golf courses in and around Las Vegas also provide the facility of online advance booking. The charges range from twenty dollars to a few hundred. But most of them do not charge less than a hundred US dollars for one booking.
A number of Las Vegas golf courses are highly regarded for their beauty and playability. Golf Digest has even nationally ranked some of them. These particular golf courses are well known for their clubhouses and superb amenities. There are golf courses in Las Vegas that have an elevation of almost 3,000 feet. A few of these golf courses also provide spectacular views of Red Rock Canyon and the Las Vegas Valley.
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Playing a PGA Tour golf course is on every golfer's checklist of things to do. Golfers will be hard pressed to find a better course to fill that spot than the TPC The Canyons in Las Vegas, one of the two courses that host the Las Vegas Invitational (now Frys.com Open). The pot is made even sweeter when combined with a stay at the fabulous JW Marriot Las Vegas Resort & Spa.
TPC The Canyons. It is hard to imagine a more beautiful desert golf venue. The lush fairways and greens stand in attractive contrast to the desert landscape and nearby mountainous terrain. The course, designed by architect Bobby Reed with Ray Floyd as consultant, opened in 1996. From the Championship tees, the course measures 7,063 yards with a slope rating of 131 and a USGA handicap rating of 73.
According to Floyd, "I am very proud of what we accomplished...By disturbing as little of the native desert as possible, and incorporating it's barrancas, arroyos and other natural features, I believe we have created an enduring design." (Source: TPC.com) He is certainly correct. Also, TPC The Canyons is certified in the Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Program, a rare certification for golf courses.
