A full golf course is 18 holes long, it is divided into two, the front nine, which is holes 1-9 and the back nine which is holes 10-18.
Tink he has a nine hole par 3 course in his back garden
A nine hole course.
back nine
The Club was founded on 25 April 1891 as a nine hole golf course
Back nine countback in points, then back 6, back 3, 2 and final hole.
At the present time it may be Musselburgh. The oldest record of golf actually being played was on 2nd March 1672 in the accounts book of Sir John Foulis an Edinburgh accountant. "... played golfe at Musselburgh and lost £3 5' 0". Musselburgh Old Course is still in existence and competitions are still played there reguarly by Musselburgh Old Course Golf Club. (MOCGC) It is Musselburgh. Roumored (but not proven) Queen Mary played golf there in the 16th century (perhaps 1538).
According to the technical support phone line, you just need to get par or better on a course to unlock the next course. You do have to play the entire course at once, so doing front nine or back nine etc won't work.
I've heard it called the turn house, cabana or just the halfway house.
Yes, it is called Great Dunes. There is also three 18 hole courses on the Island.
SI means stroke index. The holes on a golf course are rated 1-18 on their difficulty, it is essential for handicapping purposes. The even numbers will be on one nine, and the odd numbers will be on the other nine. 1 is the hardest, and 18 is the easiest.
For competition and handicap purposes there must be 18 holes. If there is a nine hole course it must be played twice.