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Earlier, golf was played with some simple rules like with a golf sticks and golf balls. But now with the advent of modernity, golf is changed as well. Apart from the traditional way of playing golf, there are other forms of golf too such as Skins, Stableford, Team play, Handicap systems etc.

In a skins game, the golfers have to compete on each hole, as a separate contest while in stableford, the player gains points for the scores, achieved on each hole of the round or tournament. The points achieved for each hole of the round is added to make the total points score, and the player with the highest score wins. Team play can be either a foursome or a four-ball. A handicap golf is a numerical measure of an amateur golfer’s ability to play golf over the course of 18 holes. This form of golf can be applied either for stroke play competition or match play competition.

Apart from the various types of golf, there are a number of tournaments for both men and women such as the Masters, the U.S. Open, The Open Championship and the PGA Championship for men while the Kraft Nabisco Championship, the LPGA Championship, the U.S. Women’s Open and the Women’s British Open for women. Besides, there are championships for seniors as well like the Senior PGA Championship, the United States Senior Open, the Senior British Open Championship, The Tradition and the Senior Players Championship, which have made golf so popular.

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