The Status Of The Amateur Golfer

The "R&A Rules" status of the amateur golfer is a player who plays the game as a non-remunerative. The prize money or gifts the amateur golfer receives are limited to a retail value of 250/$500. If the amateur golfer receives prize money in excess of this amount, they then forfeit their amateur status and become professional.

Amateurs may play the game on various levels, from playing a round of golf with friends, up to the scratch golfer. A scratch golfer is a golfer who shoots par or better. Unless you are being paid or rewarded to play golf, you will be recognized as an amateur golfer.

Golf is a difficult game to learn to play well, the average amateur golfers' average score is about 97. Most amateur golfers average less than 100 in an 18 hole round. The average score of 100 a few years ago has only dropped a little over the years despite all the fancy equipment that is now used.

Learning to play golf. Where do you start? Do you start at a golf driving range or by hitting practice balls in your back yard or garden if you have the area? Alternatively, maybe you could learn by watching a tutorial DVD set at home. With a horde of different DVD and video sets on the market to choose from which one do you choose?

To play the game of golf well you will need some good equipment. Go in any good golf outlet and you be lost for choice on the different equipment available to you, and more being added all the time. It would be best to seek professional advice before you make an unwise choice "One man's meat is another man's poison". Golfing equipment can be very expensive choosing the wrong equipment that's not suited to you can be a costly experience.

It can be extremely nerve-racking for the amateur golfer when they first venture out on the golf course. There are all the rules you have to learn, the course etiquette, terminology, it can be a mind boggling experience? However, a large part of the enjoyment of learning any new skill or game is analyzing the different aspects required of you.