Golf club
A shafted club with a specialised head used to strike the ball around a golf course.
Overview
A golf club has three main parts: the grip, the shaft and the head. Players carry a set of clubs with different head shapes and angles, each suited to a particular distance or situation on the course.
Broadly, clubs fall into groups such as woods and drivers for long shots, irons for approach play, wedges for short lofted shots, and putters for rolling the ball on the green.
Good to know
- Players use a set of different clubs, not just one.
- Woods and drivers suit long shots; irons suit approaches.
- A putter is used to roll the ball on the green.
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- Golf ballBoth are taught in the “What you’ll need” stage of the Golf learning path.
- Golf teeBoth are taught in the “What you’ll need” stage of the Golf learning path.
- Golf gloveBoth are taught in the “What you’ll need” stage of the Golf learning path.
- Golf bagBoth are taught in the “What you’ll need” stage of the Golf learning path.
- Golf courseBoth are taught in the “What you’ll need” stage of the Golf learning path.
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Facilities
- Golf courseA large outdoor course of individually designed holes, each running from a teeing area to a hole cut in a putting green.
- Swimming poolA water-filled basin, divided into lanes for competition, used for swimming and other aquatic sports.
- Driving rangeA practice facility with hitting bays and an open landing area, used to repeat shots without playing a hole.
Skills
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Techniques
- Golf Full SwingThe complete rotational swing used for tee shots and longer approach shots, from setup through backswing to a balanced finish.
- Bunker ShotThe greenside sand shot where the club enters the sand behind the ball and lifts it out on a cushion of sand.
- HeaderA technique for controlling or striking the ball with the forehead in football, used to pass, shoot or clear the ball in the air.
- Putting StrokeThe short, quiet stroke used on the green to start the ball rolling on a chosen line at a chosen pace.
- Flat, slice and kick servesThe three serves and what actually separates them — the contact point on the ball and the toss that makes it possible — plus what each one does to the ball after it bounces.
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- 2026-09-12
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