Golf courses are all different; in fact no two courses are alike with many differences and features setting each apart. The location of courses can be very different too; even the weather and climate of the course can come into effect which could really test a golfer’s skills. It is for this reason that many golfers choose to play golf on a wide range of courses to test their skills and face new challenges.

Apart from keeping golfers on their toes new courses can lead them to travel to some stunning locations such as Spain, America and even places like Dubai. There are golf courses almost anywhere you care to go in the world and so it is no surprise that many golfers will go on Golf holidays with likeminded players every now and then.

Golf holidays can be anything from a quick weekend or a full week away enjoying the (hopefully) pleasant weather and the sport that they enjoy. Courses abroad are often in much different surroundings than we may be used to back home. The difference in temperature and weather systems can mean that the ball travels differently both in the air and on the ground.

The main concern golfers may have is travelling with their clubs.It is well known that some baggage handlers are less than careful when handling luggage and so many golfers will have concerns about their clubs arriving in one piece. It is important that you buy a suitable flight case or heavy duty golf bag with a hard top to prevent your clubs bending or breaking in transit. Some golfers choose to hire a set of clubs at their destination but it is worth checking before you set off whether you will be able to rent clubs as some courses may insist you bring your own.

The added benefit of going on a golfing holiday is that you still get to enjoy the tourist sights and activities for the days when you are not out on the fairways. If time permits you may want to spend a day on the beach relaxing before the next big round the day after. One thing you may need to do with some prestigious courses is book your round in advance, this can be as much as many months for some popular courses, especially those that are scheduled to host major tournaments this year.

If you’re going to be playing golf abroad make sure you get golf travel insurance, golf insurance protects much more than your clubs. It also covers injuries and damage to property.

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Do you know what can happen when golfers use terms incorrectly or which are not defined in the Rules of Golf? Here we submit to you the “Top 10 Misused Terms in Golf.”

No. 10, “Through the Green”
No. 9, “Rough”
No. 8, “Fairway”

These three terms have a strong relationship to one another in that they are typically misused when referring to areas of the course. The terms “rough” and “fairway” are actually areas of the course that the Rules call ” through the green .”

The issue with “through the green” is that most tend to believe it refers to the area over the back of the green. However, by definition within the Rules of Golf, if an area of the golf course is not a hazard (i.e., a bunker or a water hazard), and is not the teeing ground or the putting green of the hole you are playing, it is “through the green.”

Did you know the word “rough” does not appear in the Rules of Golf , and the word “fairway” appears only once? Ironically “fairway,” while not defined in the Rules, is used to clarify the term “closely mown area” for where a player is entitled to relief for a ball embedded in its own pitch-mark ( Rule 25-2 ). Although golfers at all skill levels use these terms, you will not be able to find these words in the index when attempting to look them up in the Rules of Golf booklet. Quite simply, both fairway and rough fall under one term: “through the green.”

No. 7, “Waste Area/Waste Bunker”

Many modern golf courses have areas often referred to as “waste areas” or “waste bunkers.” These are typically areas that don’t meet the definition of either a water hazard or a bunker . Generally, they are unmaintained natural areas installed by modern-day course architects to add another test for golfers to negotiate (or to reduce maintenance costs), and are simply “through the green.” That means the Rules allow you to ground your club and/or take practice swings in these areas. And that can be a good thing.

No. 6, “Trap”

Continuing with bunkers, let’s get another misnomer out of the way. A bunker is not a “trap.”

By definition, a bunker is a prepared area of ground, often a hollow, from which turf or soil has been removed and replaced with sand or the like. Many golfers like to refer to them as traps or sand traps. Now, the last time I checked, a “trap” is not something anyone or anything wants to be in (i.e., bear traps, rat traps, speed traps). What’s more, if one attempts to look up the word “trap” in the Rules of Golf, the search will be fruitless, as the word is not there. A bunker, on the other hand, has a much less punitive connotation and is the proper term as defined in the Rules of Golf.

No. 5, “Cup”
No. 4, “Pin”

It is a bit of a mystery as to how the terms “cup” and “pin” came to replace the proper terms of ” hole ” and ” flagstick .” Seems that it is just as easy to refer to them as a “hole,” and a “flag” or a “stick.” Most golfers should cringe every time they hear television announcers refer to the hole location as the day’s “pin placement.” After all, the purpose of the game as laid out in Rule 1-1 is to put the ball in the hole, not in the cup.

No. 3, “Tee Box”

Let’s talk about the “tee box.” Historically, the tee box was a small wood crate filled with sand used for building a small mound to place the ball for the tee shot; that is until the wooden tee peg became all the rage in the early 1900s. The starting place of each hole is a rectangular area, two club-lengths in depth and the width of the tee-markers, and the proper term for it is ” teeing ground .”

No. 2, “Rub of the Green”

Another term often misused by television announcers is “rub of the green.” Most use the term to refer to bad luck. According to the Rules of Golf, a rub of the green occurs when a ball in motion is accidentally deflected or stopped by an outside agency. Sure, it’s frustrating when a perfectly good shot heads toward the flagstick, only to have the ball strike the flagstick and careen into a greenside bunker. That’s a rub of the green that is bad luck. However, a ball destined for out of bounds or a bad place, that miraculously strikes a tree and comes to rest in a more desirable spot is a rub of the green that is good luck. Some know this as a “member’s bounce.” Here is a link to a terrific video clip of Payne Stewart receiving a very lucky ” rub of the green .”

Can you guess what term is NO.1?

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