| Every golfer would agree that no golf course is the | | | | dry for a period of time will become nearly as hard |
| same as another. Although playing a variety of | | | | as concrete providing extra distance for the ball once |
| courses can be challenging and fun, playing at a home | | | | it hits the ground. This is the case unless the fairways |
| course is going to be different regardless of how | | | | are watered heavily daily. |
| many times it has already been played. | | | | The golfer's attitude and frame of mind also impacts |
| Yes, it is the same golf ground. In fact, the only thing | | | | the course. How a golfer reacts to the course |
| that has changed is the cup position on the green. | | | | influences how he or she will play that day. The |
| However, no golf course is the same two days in a | | | | game of golf requires a focused, calm mindset so |
| row or even during that same day. Training golf | | | | that the golfer can concentrate on each and every |
| beginners to understand this concept is often not | | | | shot. |
| something they truly learn until they have | | | | Another factor in how a course can play differently is |
| experienced a course a few times. | | | | how the golf ground is kept. Fairways trimmed close |
| Will Smith played in a movie entitled "The Legend of | | | | to the ground allow for the ball to roll further, |
| Bagger Vance" in which he expressed to his | | | | whereas a fairway grown longer prohibits the balls |
| protégé that the grass follows the | | | | from rolling as far. |
| sun. A putt that breaks in one direction during the | | | | The rough is another story as well as the other |
| morning will break in the opposite direction that same | | | | many obstacles you may find on the course like |
| afternoon. | | | | sprinkler heads. Although the rough will always be |
| The weather is one factor that certainly influences | | | | thick and difficult to pay out of, a wet and heavy |
| the golf course and can make a certain course | | | | rough makes it nearly impossible to do much more |
| different day-by-day. In fact, weather conditions are | | | | than try to chip the ball back to the fairway. Sprinkler |
| a significant factor in how a golf course plays. For | | | | heads are another problem golfers often face as |
| instance, a dry course will play faster than a wet | | | | they are situated throughout the course and will |
| course. On a wet course, the ball does not travel as | | | | certainly affect a ball that hits them. |
| far after it hits the ground whereas it will roll much | | | | Finally, who is playing with a golfer or whether or not |
| farther after hitting dry ground. | | | | he or she is playing alone will affect how the course |
| The temperature also influences how the course | | | | is played. |
| plays. A nicely hit ball will travel farther on a warm | | | | As you see, there are many factors that contribute |
| day, as compared to colder weather in which the ball | | | | to the same course being a "different" course no |
| will not travel as far. Further, an area that has been | | | | matter how many times a golfer has played it. |