Ways to Play Golf

There are several ways to play golf. The best way I know of, is to have fun while playing golf. Two ways to do that are, be real good at the game or don't take it seriously. Playing golf with friends is always a good time.

One way to play golf is on a links golf course. These courses usually consist of eighteen holes, front nine and back nine. You can play in different formats. There's what I call straight golf. In which each player plays his or her own ball, counting each stroke. Fewest amount of strokes wins, in all formats.

Another format is called match play. Each player plays their own ball, as in straight golf. The only difference is in the way score is kept. Each hole is scored separatly. The score is tallied by holes won and not total number of strokes.

The best ball scramble format is one of the best ways to play golf. This format is played with teams. Anywhere from two to four players on a team. Scoring is the same as straight golf. Each team plays their best ball. The team plays their shots from where a team member hit the best shot. Scores tend to be low in this format because, usually you don't have to play a bad shot.

Another form of the scramble format is the alternate shot scramble. This is played with teams also. Each team has two players. The difference here is that the shots of each team are alternated. One player tees off, then his or her team mate takes the next shot from where ever the ball landed. This format is a little more challenging than the best ball format, because you only get one chance to make a good shot. Where as with the best ball format, the chances of a good shot are equal to the number of team mates. Each team member is able to hit the same shot. I hope I didn't confuse you.

Fun ways to play golf are to mix up the formates. For instance, play the best ball format with skins and a wager. Skin is another term for winning the hole. The same as playing best ball but the scoring is like that of match play. Each skin can be worth an amount that is acceptable to everyone involved.

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