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Points in golf are scored by how many times you hit the ball from to tee until it is in the hole. Each time you hit the ball, you get one stroke. 1 stroke equals 1 point.
In golf there is a certain number of strokes or hits of the ball that is required to finish the hole in, this is called par. If a person gets the ball into the hole one stroke or ball hit under par this is called birdie. It means you completed the hole faster than the average completion rate for the hole.
If you are on the green putting, and your ball strikes the pin in the hole or the ball is holed you receive a two shot penalty (Stroke play) and you play the ball as it lies. Or loss of hole in matchplay.
Holing out simply means stroking the ball into the hole. In stroke competitions a player must hole out of each hole in order to return a score.
Hole out is simply finishing a hole of golf, obviously by putting the ball in the hole.
You start a hole of golf by making a stroke with any golf club from the defined teeing area.
A birdie is a hole played one stroke under par.
Achieving a hole in one while playing golf was a thrilling and unforgettable experience. The moment when the ball went straight into the hole with just one stroke was incredibly satisfying and filled me with a sense of accomplishment. It was a rare and special moment that I will always remember.
A shamble is a type of golf tournament that combines elements of a scramble with elements of stroke play. Like in a scramble, all members of a team (usually four) tee off and the best ball of the four tee shots is selected. All players move their balls to the spot of the best ball. From this point, the hole is played out at stroke play, with all members of the team playing their own ball into the hole.
A bogey is one stroke over par on a given hole.
There is no requirement that the ball be removed, but it is considered good golf etiquette. As pointed out by one commentator, why deprive someone of that glorious sound of a ball hitting the bottom of the cup after all the hazards, mulligans and lost balls?