Golf Golf is a outdoor game where each player has to play his own small ball into a hole using various types of clubs. Competitive golf courses consist of 18 holes. Many holes include hazards, namely bunkers, from which the ball is more difficult to play than from grass, and water hazards. The two basic forms of playing golf are match play and stroke play. In match play two golfers (or teams) play holes as a separate contest against each other, in stroke play every player records his own own number of strokes, and usually a contest goes over 4 times completing the course. Professional Golf has organised itself in several players associations and pro tours. The International Golf Federation was founded in 1958 to govern amateur Golf. Men: Major Championships: The Masters US Open British Open PGA Championship Women: Major Championships: Dinah Shore Championship LPGA Championship US Open British Open Defunct Majors: Du Maurier Classic Titleholders Championship Western Open Men: Ryder Cup Men: Presidents Cup Men: Royal Trophy Men: Seve Trophy Men: Grand Slam of Golf Men: World Matchplay Championship Men: WGC Championships: WGC Matchplay Championship WGC Championship WGC Invitational Men: Tour Tournaments: PGA Tour: The Players Championship The PGA Tour Championship European Tour: British PGA Championship Open de France Scottish Open Irish Open Scottish Links Championship Champions Tournament Dubai World Championship Australasian Tour: Australian Open Australian PGA Championship Japan Tour: Japan Open Defunct Events: PGA Tour: World Series of Golf European Tour: British Masters European Masters Women: Tour Tournaments: European Tour: European Masters Women: Solheim Cup Women: Lexus Cup Men: World Cup Defunct: Women: World Cup Amateur Championships: Men: British Amateur Championship US Amateur Championship Women: British Amateur Championship US Amateur Championship World Amateur Team Championships: Men Women International European Amateur Championship: Men Women European Amateur Team Championship: Men Women Asian Games: Men: Individual Teams Women: Individual Teams Defunct Events: Olympic Games: Men: Individiual Teams Women: Individual Universiade: Men: Individual Teams Women: Individual Teams