12th Grade Physical Education

Jacob Wainwright

GOLF
HISTORY
 100 BC: Early form of the
game played by the
Romans
 15th century: origins of the
modern game in Scotland
 1729: First reference to
golf in the US
 1901: First PGA is formed
in the UK
 1930: Bobby Jones
completes the Grand Slam
HISTORY
 1950: the LPGA is formed
in the US
 1976: Women's British
open played for the first
time
 2000’s: New materials
such as graphite and
carbon fiber are used to
construct golf clubs
 2016: Golf is
reintroduced into the
Olympics
(International Golf Association, 2014)
TYPES OF CLUBS
 Putter

 Wedges
Pitching: 46-
48
Gap:50-52
Sand:54-56
Lob:58-60
TYPES OF CLUBS
 Short Long Mid Short
irons
9-8
 Mid irons
7-5
 Long irons
4-2
TYPES OF CLUBS
 Hybrid
Used in place of long
irons
Easier to hit
 Woods
3-5 fairway woods
Driver
GRIP
 Overlapping
Pinky finger of dominant hand overlaps index
finger of non dominant hand
 Interlocking
Index finger of non dominant hand and pinky
finger of dominant hand interlock
 Baseball
Most basic
Ten fingers on grip
GRIP

Overlapping Interlocking Baseball

GRIP
 Basic grip used for all strokes
Putting
Chipping
Irons
Woods
PUTTING, SETUP

 Feet shoulder width

apart
 Make a triangle with your
arms and shoulders
 Ball in the middle of
stance
PUTTING, STROKE

 Head directly over

ball
 Swing only arms
(Pendulum motion)
 Lower body and head
stay completely still
CHIPPING, SETUP
 Wedges used for this
shot
 Feet closer together
 Hands slightly
forward of the ball
CHIPPING, STROKE
 Length of stroke
depends on shot
length
 Triangle pendulum
(like putt)
 Wrists locked
BASIC CHIP
IRON FULL SWING, SETUP
 Feet shoulder width
apart
 Ball in middle of
stance
 Hands slightly forward
of ball

In this picture we see the

use of a hybrid, Hybrids
are used in the same way
as irons
IRON FULL SWING, STROKE
 Same basic stroke as
chip
 Bring back so that club
is parallel with ground
 Follow through,
turning hips toward
target
BASIC IRON SWING
FULL WOOD SWING, SETUP
 Feet slightly wider
than shoulder width
 Further from the
ball
 Ball slightly forward
in stance
FULL WOOD SWING, STROKE
 Same basic stroke
as iron and chip
 Bring back so that
club is parallel with
ground
 Follow through,
turning hips toward
target
BASIC WOOD SWING
WORKS CITED
 http://www.igfgolf.org/about-golf/history/