How Golf is Played Golf is a very popular sport worldwide with an estimate of 60'000'000 players around the world, 30'000 golf courses and a history dating back to the 1400s.  Therefore it is no surprise that you are here reading this article - and for that, Congratulations! Golf is an amazing sport with much more than only miraculously trying to get a tiny white ball into another tiny hole that is 600 yards away from where you start, in strokes less than you can count on one hand. Golf also puts you out there, in nature, in good company and in (very often) beautiful surroundings. It lets everyone participates, from a 10-year-olds all the way up to seniors enjoying their retirement. And in the middle - a huge competitive professional arena that is drawing the attention of millions every year on the PGA tour, Masters tournaments and [...]