In a competition, each player will deduct the number of strokes in the “course handicap” from their score.

So, if you have a 12 handicap on that course, and you shoot 85, your net score will be 73. If another player has a 9 handicap and shoots 85, their net score will be 76. You would beat that player.

It has absolutely nothing to do with par.

In reality, it’s a little complicated. Each course is given two numbers: a Course Rating, which says how well an expert will play the course, and a Slope Rating, which says how much more difficult it will be for a Bogey golfer. Neither of these numbers has anything to do with par.

Then just go to any golf course (with permission), and dive for lost golf balls (and there will be thousands on the bottom…more than you could ever recover). Take the ones you salvage, clean them up and sell them for 5 balls for a dollar to golfers. They use them for practice balls.

As long as you don’t make over $500.00, I don’t think you have to report it to the IRS.

My best friend and I used to take turns diving, while the other acted as the Safety and Salvage Officer. I’d have a rope tied to my waist, and a tow-sack with a rope tied to it with me. I’d fill the sack with balls, then tug on the rope, and he would pull the bag in. If I got in trouble (which never happened, luckily), I would give three quick tugs, he would dive in and rescue me. Then, we’d switch positions (so that niether of us got too tired), and he would go down with the bag.

At age 13-16, we both made enough money to have to pay Income Tax. We’d each clear around $200.00 a week, plus all the other neat stuff we’d find in the process, like lost fishing equipment, etc…

I never worked for anybody until I was drafted in the Marines in the late 1960s. I always made more money working for myself. I still do.

Life is an adventure….Enjoy it!

Hilton Head is more expensive, has less nightlife and stuff that 20-something guys want to do, and really isn’t a value destination. I prefer Hilton Head to Myrtle when going on family trips, but if I was going with buddies I’d do Myrtle.

thank you

It’s just a bag…it doesn’t matter what type you get (however I do reccommend a stand bag). Cheaper the better as you are new to the game. Also call your local golf courses…they probably know some good contacts.

Many of them are discount and Free shipping now..
I recommend all the stand one.
Hope you like one..

However, even armed with all this information, you are correct, the yardages are still not exactly correct.

But you have to remember a golfer has to take many things into account when pulling a club, and this is a golfer at any level of play. For instance, I take these things into account when I pull a club:

1) Lie – rough or fairway? Uphill, Downhill, Sidehill?
2) Wind – Speed and Direction
3) Temperature? Hot or cold?
4) Is the green soft or hard?
5) Do I need to hit the shot around an obstacle?
6) Do I need to curve this shot to get to the pin?

These are just a few of the many things a golfer has to take into account when figuring out which club to hit, it’s not just strictly yardage driven. Although yardage will give you a good baseline target to start your computations.

Remember this, many people consider Ben Hogan the greatest ball striker and iron player of all time……he NEVER used a yardage book. That statement should tell you everything you need to know.

Hope this helps!

If you’re talking about building codes, you need to check with your local county/city engineer for those.

Otherwise, get an attorney to help you. He/she should know what rules you need to follow and where to look for them. Or you will get some general information when you apply for your business license.