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    2 Most Common Causes Of Penalty Strokes

    Aside from knocking your ball into a hazard or out-of-bounds area, the two ways most commonly found to pile up the penalty strokes are from lost balls and unplayable lies.

    When you hit the ball in a wooded area on the side of the fairway, and the location is not considered to be out-of-bounds, you can dig around and try your best to find the ball. In doing so, one of the following three things is bound to happen:

    1. You may find the ball and then attempt to hit it onto the fairway.

    2. The ball might be located in an unplayable lie, which means that there is no chance to make a shot. You're only two options are to pick up the ball and move over by two club lengths or hit the ball again from where you originally took your last shot. Either way, you pick up a one-stroke penalty.

    3. The ball may not be easy enough to find, and can be declared lost. This means that you have to go back to the area where you hit your last shot, shoot over, and take a penalty stroke.

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    Famous Golf Courses Around The World

    The Country Club

    Located in the USA, inside the city of Brookline, Massachusetts, The Country Club is a beautiful course with small greens and gorgeous tree-lined fairways. The course itself is over 100 years old and was the host of the Ryder Cup Championship in 1999.

    St. Andrews

    The St. Andrews golf course (old course) is located in St. Andrews, Scotland. This amazing golf course is totally treeless as it sits on the east coast of Scotland. Considered to be highly challenging, this public golf course has a greens fee of approximately $125.00.

    Pine Valley

    The Pine Valley golf course is located in the in the city of Clementon, New Jersey (USA). Built in the year 1918, Pine Valley has the traditional look and atmosphere of the old days. It also has the highest slope rating throughout the entire country, a 153 to be exact.


    National Golf Links of America

    An American Classic, the National Golf Links of America course is a private golf course that is just off the shores of Peconic Bay in Long Island, New York.

    Oakmont Country Club

    Oakmont Country Club maintains a private golf course that is deep with a great history of competitive golf games. It is located in Oakmont, Pennsylvania.

    Augusta

    Located in Augusta, Georgia, this golf course is probably the most famous of all of the golf courses located in the United States. Probably the greatest amateur golf player of all time, Bobby Jones helped design and create this course. The Augusta course is private and considered to be very exclusive.


    Cypress Point Club

    Located at Pebble Beach, California, the Cypress Point Club offers an amazingly beautiful seaside golf course that proves to be a great challenge to many golf players. This course is private.

    Winged Foot Golf Course

    This private golf course was designed and built in 1923 by the famous A. W. Tillinghast. Located in Mamaroneck, New York, the Winged Foot Golf Course requires a high level of skill in terms of accuracy, as it provides extremely narrow fairways that are lined by thick, high trees.

    Royal Birkdale

    Famous for its humongous sand dunes, the Royal Birkdale golf course is a private facility that was used for the 1998 British Open. This course is located in Southport, England.

    Ballybunion

    The old Ballybunion golf course is located in Ballybunion, Ireland, and is a classic, timeless course. It is open to the public and costs approximately $75.00 to enjoy a day on the green.


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