If you watch a golf tournament broadcast, you can sometimes see caddies step up to the teeing area and then walk from the advertising board in the back to the tee marker. Why. This is because the length of the course starts at the back of the teeing area. Also, occasionally, when playing, you can see where the penalty area is painted yellow instead of the usual red. We have compiled some basic information about the course.
▲ The course length
is the distance from the back of the teeing area to the center of the green. For par 4 or par 5 holes, measure from the back of the teeing area through the center of the landing zone to the center of the green. The total length is the total length of each hole. Since the teeing area and hole location change each round, caddies or players add or subtract these changed values to calculate the correct distance.
▲ The appropriate left and right width of the teeing area is that
the teeing area, which is the starting point of the hole, has a rectangular shape. The length of the two clubs at the back and the width left and right are determined by the tee marker. Sometimes the left and right widths are too narrow or too wide. If the width is too wide, the golfer may not be aware of the so-called ‘navel coming out’ by putting the tee in the front outside the teeing area. Conversely, if the width is too narrow, the hole attack will be overly restricted. KGA sees a suitable teeing area width of approximately 6m. There is generally a 4m margin in the rear, so that there is no interference by signboards, etc. even when teeing off from the back of the teeing area.
▲ The correct tee marker direction is
The front of the body should be facing the landing zone when standing with both arms open based on the left and right tee markers. It is incorrect if the tee marker is skewed towards water or forest. The tee markers on par 3 holes should point toward the center of the green, not the pin. 안전놀이터
▲ The appropriate hole location
is determined by considering the distance of the second shot, the location of the bunker and penalty area, and the slope and hardness of the putting green. For example, even if the slope is not too steep, it is difficult to get the ball around the hole if the green is hard and fast. The level of difficulty is adjusted according to the level of the participating players or the nature of the competition. Occasionally, there are cases where a hole is set up at a place with too steep an inclination, which causes problems. However, KGA has an internal rule that the inclination within a hole radius of 1m must not exceed 2.0 degrees.
▲What is the yellow penalty area in Augusta?
A golfer who carefully watched the Masters broadcast held last month must have had a question. This is because a yellow line is drawn around the green of the 12th hole, the second of the ‘Amen Corner’. There is a pond in front of the green of this hole to mark the penalty area. But why did he draw the line in yellow instead of the common red?
There are two types of penalty areas: red penalty areas and yellow penalty areas. There are three types of relief available in the red penalty area. ① Relief is taken at the place where the previous stroke was made. ② Relief is taken on the back line between the point where the ball entered the penalty area and the hole. ③ Take lateral relief next to where the ball entered the penalty area.
Otherwise, lateral relief is not allowed in the yellow penalty area. This is because yellow penalty areas are usually created by course designers with the intention of testing your ability to ‘pass through’ a penalty area. For example, there is a pond in front of the green or an island green. These include the 12th hole of Augusta National, the 17th hole of Sawgrass TPC, where the Players Championship is held, and the 13th hole of Woojeong Hills, where the Korea Open is held.
▲The 45 rule used in difficulty is that
in the case of a 4-round competition, the green is divided into 4 parts and the hole position is changed every round. Divide each section into 4 levels, numbered 1-4 according to difficulty. 1 is the hardest position, 4 is the easiest. For example, if hole 1 is pinned on the most difficult 1, hole 2 is the relatively easy 3, and hole 3 is the easiest 4, then the difficulty levels of these 3 holes are 1, 3, and 3 respectively. 4. If the sum of the difficulty of 18 holes is greater than 45, it means that the pin was put in an easy place that day, and if it is less than 45, it means that it is difficult.