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Golf
Golf, outdoor game in
which players use specially designed clubs to
propel a small, hard ball over a field of play
known as a course or links. The object of the
game is to advance the ball around the course
using as few strokes as possible.
Rules And Regulations
The rules of play for golf
are numerous and complex and include a code of
etiquette for behaviour on the green.
The game was originally played with a ball made
of feathers tightly packed in a leather cover.
About 1850 a ball made of gutta-percha came into
use. Gutta-percha is a milky liquid, derived
principally from the latex of Malaysian trees,
that hardens after being boiled and cooled.
About 1901 a ball with a rubber core enclosed in
gutta-percha, similar to the ball in use today,
was developed. The pitted surface of modern golf
balls acts to stabilize flight. Golf balls used
in the United States have a diameter of no less
than 4.27 cm (1.68 in) and weigh not more than
45.93 g (1.62 oz) and this is used in
international tournaments. The British
traditionally used balls of this same weight but
with a diameter of not less than 4.11 cm (1.62
in), but have mainly switched to the larger
ball.
Golf In India
Riding on the success of
Indian golfers, the game of Golf has made rapid
strides across the length and breadth of India.
Over the years, Indian pros have consistently
raised the bar in international events and the
domestic tour is being organized in a
professional manner.
The coming of age of
Indian golf that started with Ali Sher's
memorable Indian Open triumph is continuing
unabated with the golfers breaking fresh grounds
in distant lands. Jyoti Randhawa and Arjun Atwal
topping the Asian Tour Order of Merit, Gaurav
Ghei's qualification to the British Open and
Atwal becoming the first millionaire out of the
Asian PGA are but a few of the glorious
achievements by Indian golfers.
In addition to the good showing by the players,
the Indian Golf Union (IGU) is making earnest
efforts to improve the standard of the game in
the country. In 1995, in a landmark decision,
the IGU agreed to form a separate body called
the Professional Golfers' Association of India (PGAI).
The game got another shot in the arm when the
PGAI decided to hand over the managing and
marketing rights of the Tour to a professional
company in 1997, with Delhi-based Tiger Sports
Marketing winning the rights in an open bid.
At present, the Indian PGA Golf Tour is titled
the 'Amby Valley PGAI Tour' after Sahara India
acquired the title sponsorship rights.
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