The start of the hole is known as the tee box. That is where you tee the ball and hit your first shot.
The short grass down the middle of the hole is the fairway.
On holes that cannot drive the green, the fair way is where you want to land your tee shot. Because it is a thick grass cut shorter you have a much better lie (ball position in the grass) for your second shot.
As you follow the fairway up toward the hole, you will come to the “Apron” or “Approach”, which is right in front of the green.
It can be the same grass as the fairway or cut shorter. Either way it provides a smooth transition into the green.
Surrounding the fairway is usually the rough, it is similar to the length of longer grass you would see in someone’s yard.
Sometimes there are areas with even higher grass called “No Mow”.
This “No Mow” could be from shin to waist high. It is usually very difficult to play from as balls in it are hard to find and the ball is usually buried.
The apron turns into the fringe. The fringe is a ring of shorter grass that separates the rough from the green.
The green is the last part of the hole, where the hole is located and putting is done.
It is mowed the shortest and is the most delicate part of the hole.
*Be careful not to scuff or hit the green.
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