Golf
Golf
Special Olympics Golf started in 1992. In the sport of golf, competing players use various clubs to hit balls into holes on a golf course using as few strokes as possible. Each golf course the game is played on features a unique design. Courses usually have either nine or eighteen holes.
Event levels:
1 - individual skills
2 - 9-hole unified alternate shot
3 - 18-hole unified alternate shot
4 - individual 9-hole play
5 - individual 18-hole play
Event levels:
1 - individual skills
2 - 9-hole unified alternate shot
3 - 18-hole unified alternate shot
4 - individual 9-hole play
5 - individual 18-hole play
Level 1 is a challenge of competence in the fundamental skills of golf. The others will encourage and maintain interest in the game.
The athletes will be divided into two groups: Experienced players and novice players. The former will play a 9 hole round in which stroke play determines the winner. Novices will learn how to swing a club, and experienced players will learn how to play golf.