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What's The Deal With Golf?

As the Masters start this week and Tiger Woods makes his big return, those of us who only really know about mini-golf may want to learn a thing or two about real golf.

Sarah Gilman
May 14, 2015
Cornell University
What's The Deal With Golf?

Do you even know who is playing in the 2015 Masters? I don't (especially those who might not be from the United States)!

There are several international players including:

Mikko Ilonen (Finland)

Gunn Yang (Korea), Seung-Yul Noh (Korea), Sangmoon Bae (Korea)

Thomas Bjorn (Denmark)

Ian Woosnam (Wales), Jamie Donaldson (Wales)

Danny Willett (England), Lee Westwood (England), Justin Rose (England), Ian Poulter (England), Luke Donald (England), Paul Casey (England)

Bernd Wiesberger (Austria)

Joost Luiten (Netherlands)

Matias Dominguez (Chile)

Mike Weir (Canada), Corey Conners (Canada)

Hideki Matsuyama (Japan)

Bradley Neil (Scotland), Sandy Lyle (Scotland), Stephen Gallacher (Scotland)

Camilo Villegas (Colombia)

Victor Dubuisson (France)

Henrik Stenson (Sweden), Jonas Blixt (Sweden)

Vijay Singh (Fiji)

John Senden (Australia), Adam Scott (Australia), Geogg Ogilvy (Australia), Antonio Murdaca (Australia), Jason Day (Australia)

Charl Schwartzel (South Africa), Louis Oosthuizen (South Africa), Trevor Immelman (South Africa), Branden Grace (South Africa), Ernie Els (South Africa)

Jose Maria Olazabal (Spain), Miguel Angel Jimenez (Spain), Sergio Garcia (Spain)

Rory McIlroy (Northern Ireland), Graeme McDowell (Northern Ireland), Darren Clarke (Northern Ireland)

Shane Lowry (Ireland), Padraig Harrington (Ireland)

Bernhard Langer (Germany), Martin Kaymer (Germany)

Anirban Lahiri (India)

Thongchai Jaidee (Thailand)

Angel Cabrera (Argentina)

The Masters takes place at Augusta National Gulf Club that has some crazy rules:

1) No women: August has been open for over 75 years and has never admitted a female. The first African-American member was accepted in 1990.

2) No Membership Applications: You do not apply to be a part of August National, you get nominated by a current member and that current member can only nominate you if someone else leaves the club. The club has a steady membership of about 300.

3) Caddys must wear white jumpsuits: I get why they all have to wear the same uniform, but I dont get why it has to be white.

4) No running: Those who watch and move from course to course can not run, which makes sense because the sport is all about silence and patience.

5) No Phones, Cameras, or Electronic Devices: Now this is eventually going to have to change because of how prevalent social media is in promoting the Masters. When our grandparents and parents generation dies out, golf might die out if it does not adapt to the technology around us.

6) No autographs: Players are not allowed to be approached. I get why this rule is in place, but the players become more popular the more they interact with fans; and if they aren't allowed to sign autographs, how are they doing it.

7) No tickets: The first tickets are passed down through families.

8) No backwards hats: This is ridiculous because one of the styles of wearing a baseball hat is backwards.

If you have any other fun or interesting or crazy things to say about golf comment below!

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