LEARN AND IMPROVE
Introduction to Golf
Discover one of the most exciting and healthy sports, suitable for all ages and levels.
We'll accompany you in your first steps.
Why Golf and How to Get Started
A unique sport
Golf is a sport that combines physical activity, strategy, and a connection with nature. It can be played at any age and offers a unique sporting experience based on respect, concentration, and personal growth.
Play and learn
In Spain there are hundreds of courses and schools where you can learn to play from scratch, with programs adapted for new players.
Discover where to playDiscover what the Federation does for you
Since 1932
the Royal Spanish Golf Federation It works to promote, protect, and grow our sport in every corner of Spain.
Training, competitions, development of men's, women's, junior and amateur golf, sustainability, innovation…
Everything we do has the same purpose
that Golf continues to grow
What do you need?
The most important thing to start playing golf is to have I'm really looking forward to having a good time and in the Royal Spanish Golf Federation We make it easy for you.
Have fun
playing
Have fun playing golf
Golf is an exciting sport where you'll have fun playing with friends on courses all over the world.
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the bases
Subsidized courses
To start enjoying this sport, the RFEG offers subsidized introductory golf courses in your region.
Find a courseGolf Equipment
To get started in Golf You don't need any specific materials, All you need is comfortable clothing, some trainers, attitude and head to a nearby golf course.
Golf equipment includes clubs, balls, and other items necessary to play a round.
Choosing the right equipment can make a big difference to a player's performance and results.
Basic Material
If you've already decided to take the next step, join a federation and get your handicap, you'll need specific golf equipment to be well-equipped and go out on the course to "hit your best shot"."
Golf Clothing
Here are the basics you need to be well equipped: Technical trousers and polo shirt, cap, shoes or sneakers, gloves and rain gear.
Sticks, Bag and Accessories
"Your golf bag is what you'll need to fill with the different clubs to play. These include: Driver and Fairway Woods, Irons, Wedges, and the Putter.
Golf Equipment
INITIATION
To get started in golf you don't need any specific equipment, you just need comfortable clothing., A pair of sneakers, the right attitude, and head to a nearby golf course to learn.
PLAY
If you've already decided to take the next step to play, join the federation and get your handicap, You will need specific golf equipment to be well equipped and go out onto the course to "hit your best shot""
Basic materials
Golf equipment includes clubs, balls, and other items necessary to play a game.
Choosing the right equipment can make a big difference to a player's performance and results.
Golf Clothing
Here are the basics you need to be well equipped:
Technical trousers and polo shirt, cap, shoes or sneakers, gloves and rain gear.
Sticks, Bag and Accessories
"Your golf bag will need to be filled with the different clubs and accessories you need to play. Driver and fairway woods, irons, wedges, putter, glove, tees, ball marker, and pit stopper.
Driver
Wood
Hybrid
Irons
Wedges
Putter
Glove
Balls
Tees
Marker
Take out the sprints
The Golf Course
The golf course is the natural environment where this sport takes place.
Unique tours
Unlike other disciplines, each course is unique in the world, designed to blend into the landscape and challenge the player's strategy.
Field types
A standard golf course typically consists of 18 holes. However, there are magnificent fields of 9 holes (which are played twice to complete a full round) and routes of Pitch & Putt, composed mostly of shorter par 3 holes, ideal for perfecting your approach game
Discover where to playBasic concepts of a golf hole
From Tee to Green
To understand the design of any Golf course To correctly apply the Rules of Golf, it is essential to know the elements that make up each hole from beginning to end:
Tee
The level area from which the first shot of each hole is made. It is the only place where it is permitted to place the ball on a stand (tee).
Street
The closely mown grass area that extends from the tee to the green and facilitates the next shot.
Rough
Area of taller and denser grass on the sides of the street, which makes it difficult to control the shot.
Bunker
Sand obstacle, strategically placed to catch stray balls and make the game more difficult.
Water Obstacle
Any lake, pond, river, sea, or ditch with water encountered on the course will result in a penalty if the ball falls into it.
Out of bounds
Area usually delimited by white stakes, paths or water, which delimits the permitted playing area of the hole.
Green
The area of finer grass, where the flag is located, with the aim of rolling the ball into the hole.
Basic Golf Vocabulary
The sport of golf has specific words; we'll show you some of them.
Bars
These are the markings placed on the tees to indicate the starting areas. The white and yellow markings are for men, and the red and blue markings are for women and children.
Bunker
It is an obstacle where the grass or ground has been replaced by sand or a similar material. A ball is in a bunker when it lies in, or any part of it touches, the bunker.
Caddy
This is the person who carries a player's clubs during the game and assists them according to the Rules.
Handicap
It is the number of strokes advantage (certified by the Federation) that one player has over another or over the course.
Pair
We make par when we sink the ball with the strokes that the course card indicates should be made in a hole.
Swing
It is the movement that the player makes when moving the stick to hit the ball or to try a shot.