Course Name	Location	Country	2007
1. Pine Valley Golf Club	Pine Valley, New Jersey	USA	1
2. Cypress Point	Pebble Beach, CA	USA	2
3. St.Andrews (Old Course)	St.Andrews, Scotland	SCO	3
4. Augusta National	Augusta, Georgia	USA	4
5. Pebble Beach	Pebble Beach, CA	USA	5
6. Shinnecock Hills	Southampton, NY	USA	6
7. Royal County Down	Newcastle	Northern Island	7
8. Muirfield	Gullane	Scotland	8
9. Oakmont	Oakmont, PA	USA	9
10. Merion (East)	Ardmore, PA	USA	10

Albatross: a hole played three strokes under par.

Birdie: a hole played one stroke under par.

Bogey: a hole played one stroke over par.

Cut Shot: same as a fade, a cut curves from left to right, but is generally higher in trajectory and more controlled than a standard fade.

Dormie: in match play, a player is dormie when leading a match by as many holes as there are left (i.e. 4 up with 4 holes to play).

Double Bogey: a hole played two strokes over par.

Double Eagle (or Albatross): a hole played three strokes under par.

Draw: a shot that, for a right-handed golfer, curves slightly to the left; often played intentionally by skilled golfers. An overdone draw usually becomes a hook.

Drive: a tee shot of great length, usually done with a driver (a type of golf club)

Eagle: a hole played in two strokes under par.

Fairway: the short grass between the tee and the green.

Fat shot: a poor shot in which the club is slowed by catching too much grass or soil, resulting in a short and slow ball flight.

Fade: a shot that, for a right-handed golfer, curves slightly to the right; often played intentionally by skilled golfers. An overdone fade usually becomes a slice.

Fore: "Fore!" is shouted as a warning when it appears possible a ball may hit other players or spectators.

Gimme: when a player has only a short putt left to play, other players may grant a gimme, i.e. one stroke is counted, but the ball is not actually played.

Goldie Bounce: When the ball strikes a tree deep in the rough and bounces out onto the fairway.

Green or putting green: the area of specially prepared grass around the hole, where putts are played.

Halved: in match play, a hole is halved (drawn) when both players and teams have played the same number of strokes.

Hole In One (or ace): holing out the tee shot.

Hook: a poor shot that, for a right-handed golfer, curves sharply to the left (may occasionally be played intentionally but is difficult to control).

In regulation: a green is reached "in regulation" with (par minus 2) strokes, i.e. with the first stroke on a par-3 hole, second stroke on a par-4, etc.

Loft: the angle between a vertical plane and the clubface.

Mulligan: a do-over, or replay of the shot. It is not allowed by the rules and not practiced in tournaments, but is not uncommon in casual rounds in some countries, especially the United States.

Par: abbrev. For "professional average result", standard score for a hole (defined by its length) or a course (sum of all the holes' pars).

PGA: any Professional Golfers' Association, especially the Professional Golfers' Association of America.

Pro: a professional is a golfer or person who plays or teaches golf for financial reward, may work as a touring pro in professional competitions, or as a teaching pro (also called a club pro).

Putt: a ball played on the green, usually with a putter.

Putter: a special golf club with a very low loft that makes the ball roll.

Rough: the grass that borders the fairway, usually taller and coarser than the fairway. Sand Wedge: a lofted club designed especially for playing out of a bunker.

Slice: a poor shot that, for a right-handed golfer, curves sharply to the right (may occasionally be played intentionally but is difficult to control).

Snap Hook: a severe hook.

Tap-in: a ball that has come to rest very close to the hole, leaving only a very short putt to be played.

Tee (part of the course): the specially prepared area, usually grass, from which the first stroke for each hole is made (teeing ground in official terminology).

Tee (piece of equipment): a small peg - made of wood or plastic - placed in the teeing ground, upon which the golf ball may be placed prior to the first stroke on a hole.

Thin shot: a poor shot where the club head strikes too high up on the ball, resulting in a shallow flight path.

Topped: a very thin shot that makes the ball roll rather than fly.

The yips: A tendency to twitch during the putting stroke

Courtesy - www.wikipedia.org

All handicap systems are based on calculating an individual player′s playing skill from his or her recent history of golf rounds. So, a handicap is not permanent but is progressively adapted to any upgrading or weakening of a player's skills.

A player′s handicap is (very roughly) equal to the average number of strokes that he or she plays above the par of a course. Thus, an expert golfer who plays a course in even par will have a handicap of 0. A player who constantly plays a 100 on a par-72 course will have a handicap of 100 - 72 = 28.