golf has a language all of its own and at first it can be difficult to understand so here are a few terms to get you going fairway this is the short grass where you want to direct your ball the fairway leads to the green green this is the area of beautifully manicured grass where the hole is bunker dreaded by most golfers this is a dip filled with sand handicap a player is given a handicap from their club this allows them to have extra golf shots so that the game is evened out for less accomplished players and the more experienced the poorer player has the highest handicap tivet this is the piece of turf that is dug up when you take a golf shot always replace all divots lie where your golf ball ends after you have hit it a bad lie is where the ball is in a difficult position for you to take your next shot hazards golf architects make the course more interesting by putting obstacles in your way such as water and bunkers.
