Talk:Golf/Archive 8

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Semi-protected edit request on 18 May 2017
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 * Red question icon with gradient background.svg Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format. —MRD2014 📞 contribs 00:59, 25 May 2017 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 17 April 2017
Unedited Version: Golf Popularity: In 2005 Golf Digest calculated that the countries with most golf courses per capita, in order, were: Scotland, New Zealand, Australia, Ireland, Canada, Wales, United States, Sweden, and England (countries with fewer than 500,000 people were excluded).

The number of course in other territories increases, an example of this being the expansion of golf in China. The first golf course in China opened in 1984, but by the end of 2009 there were roughly 600 in the country. For much of the 21st century, development of new golf courses in China has been officially banned (with the exception of the island province of Hainan), but the number of courses had nonetheless tripled from 2004 to 2009; the "ban" has been evaded with the government's tacit approval simply by not mentioning golf in any development plans.[45]

In the United States, the number of people who play golf twenty-five times or more per year decreased from 6.9 million in 2000 to 4.6 million in 2005,[46] according to the National Golf Foundation. The NGF reported that the number who played golf at all decreased from 30 to 26 million over the same period.[46]

In February 1971, astronaut Alan Shepard became the first person to golf anywhere other than Earth. He smuggled a golf club and two golf balls on board Apollo 14 with the intent to golf on the Moon. He attempted two drives. He shanked the first attempt, but it is estimated his second went more than 200 yards.

Edited Version: Golf Popularity: In 2005 Golf Digest calculated that the countries with most golf courses per capita, in order, were: Scotland, New Zealand, Australia, Ireland, Canada, Wales, United States, Sweden, and England (countries with fewer than 500,000 people were excluded).

The number of course in other territories increases, an example of this being the expansion of golf in China. The first golf course in China opened in 1984, but by the end of 2009 there were roughly 600 in the country. For much of the 21st century, development of new golf courses in China has been officially banned (with the exception of the island province of Hainan), but the number of courses had nonetheless tripled from 2004 to 2009; the "ban" has been evaded with the government's tacit approval simply by not mentioning golf in any development plans.[45]

In the United States, the number of people who play golf twenty-five times or more per year decreased from 6.9 million in 2000 to 4.6 million in 2005,[46] according to the National Golf Foundation. The NGF reported that the number who played golf at all decreased from 30 to 26 million over the same period. '''Between 2010 and 2015, the number of golfers rose by 20% due in part by an increase of youth golfers. Whether it's from events like the Drive, Chip, and Putt competition, or even the First Tee Program, golf has been gaining popularity with the new dawn of kids that start playing the game year after year.''' http://www.augusta.com/masters/story/news/golf-numbers-show-game-rise/ref>

In February 1971, astronaut Alan Shepard became the first person to golf anywhere other than Earth. He smuggled a golf club and two golf balls on board Apollo 14 with the intent to golf on the Moon. He attempted two drives. He shanked the first attempt, but it is estimated his second went more than 200 yards.

'''Golf now has even become so popular that people hit golf balls from locations other than golf courses to very unique golf courses. Golf has been played on the Indianapolis Speedway, and even courses in Ummannag, Greenland. Golf's popularity has not only grew more in it's homeland of Scotland, but has become a popular sport all across the world''' http://www.golf.com/courses-and-travel/9-strangest-golf-courses-world/ref>

What I am requesting for are the facts that I added on and how popular the game has actually become. I gave an edited version and the original version of the wikipedia section to show what I added in, along with the references to support the subject I am writing about. It would be nice to see the evidence I found useful for this Wikipedia page. Tony72298 (talk) 03:56, 17 April 2017 (UTC)

Not done: Power~enwiki (talk) 05:56, 26 May 2017 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 7 June 2017
216.73.77.205 (talk) 15:56, 7 June 2017 (UTC)

Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format. Murph 9000 (talk) 16:09, 7 June 2017 (UTC)

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Revert vandalism
Please revert the changes made on 02:00 20 November 2017 by user Auscric to the previous version. They are vandalism. 73.223.75.141 (talk) 04:00, 20 November 2017 (UTC)
 * ✅ DMacks (talk) 05:15, 20 November 2017 (UTC)

Association with wealth and business
How is it that an article on golf can avoid mentioning the widespread association of the game with the lifestyles of the business elite and the very rich? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2604:2000:12C1:2C5:0:AB39:1E49:E5DF (talk) 14:19, 13 December 2017 (UTC)

Peer Review
Links on citations work well. I did not see any cases of plagiarism. All language seems to be original. All information looks to be up to date. New rules and regulations for 2019 can be added as those are going to be coming into effect soon. Each fact is referenced appropriately. Logan7733 (talk) 00:20, 1 November 2018 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 9 December 2019
Please remove the following text from the Golf section, as it goes into far too much detail about one specific system and it is also inaccurate:

"By USGA rules, handicap calculation first requires calculating a "Handicap Differential" for each round of play the player has completed by strict rules. That in itself is a function of the player's "gross adjusted score" (adjustments can be made to mitigate various deviations either from strict rules or from a player's normal capabilities, for handicap purposes only) and two course-specific difficulty ratings: the Course Rating, a calculated expected score for a hypothetical "scratch golfer": and the Slope Rating, a number based on how much worse a hypothetical 20-handicap "bogey golfer" would score compared to the "scratch golfer". The average Slope Rating of all USGA-rated courses as of 2012 is 113, which also factors into the Differential computation.

The most recent Differentials are logged, up to 20 of them, and then the best of these (the number used depends on the number available) are selected, averaged, multiplied by .96 (an "excellence factor" that reduces the handicap of higher-scoring players, encouraging them to play better and thus lower their handicap), and truncated to the tenths place to produce the "Handicap Index". Additional calculations can be used to place higher significance on a player's recent tournament scores. A player's Handicap Index is then multiplied by the Slope Rating of the course to be played, divided by the average Slope Rating of 113, then rounded to the nearest integer to produce the player's Course Handicap.

Once calculated, the Course Handicap is applied in stroke play by simply reducing the player's gross score by the handicap, to produce a net score. So, a gross score of 96 with a handicap of 22 would produce a net score of 74. In match play, the lower handicap is subtracted from the higher handicap, and the resulting handicap strokes are awarded to the higher handicapper by distributing them among the holes according to each hole's difficulty; holes are ranked on the scorecard from 1 to 18 (or however many holes are available), and one stroke is applied to each hole from the most difficult to the least difficult. So, if one player has a 9 handicap and another has a 25 handicap, the 25-handicap player receives one handicap stroke on each of the most difficult 16 holes (25-9). If the 25-handicapper were playing against a "scratch golfer" (zero handicap), all 25 strokes would be distributed, first by applying one stroke to each hole, then applying the remaining strokes, one each, to the most difficult 7 holes; so, the handicap player would subtract 2 strokes from each of the most difficult 7 holes, and 1 each from the remaining 11."


 * Yes check.svg Done I agree that the three paragraphs requested are overly-technical, dense, and only serve to reduce readability. They are also unsourced and is duplicative of the Handicap (golf), which is already linked here as a section headnote.  I have therefore WP:BOLDly removed them. Eggishorn (talk) (contrib) 23:07, 9 December 2019 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 2 June 2020
The tee box is actually just called the tee. 2A02:C7F:7647:A400:DB9:C17:CF3D:A542 (talk) 09:38, 2 June 2020 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Jack Frost (talk) 10:03, 2 June 2020 (UTC)
 * The terminology is "teeing ground", per the rules and various cited sources. I have made this change to all instances for consistency. It is also already noted in the article (Play of the game) that the terms "tee box" and "tee" are also used. wjemather please leave a message... 12:17, 2 June 2020 (UTC)

Similarities to cricket and other hitting sports
The "drive" in golf is similar to a slog in cricket. GreekApple123 (talk) 20:52, 3 September 2020 (UTC)
 * If you have reliable sources for that, then Golf stroke mechanics would probably be the best place for it. wjematherplease leave a message... 20:56, 3 September 2020 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 7 October 2020
Please add a hatnote:

I've just added a similar one to Gulf, since they're pronounced the same. 2601:5C6:8081:35C0:7879:47B5:15EE:811F (talk) 11:18, 7 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Doesn't seem particularly helpful, since they have different pronunciations. wjematherplease leave a message... 11:41, 7 October 2020 (UTC)