course![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Area set up in a natural environment for playing golf, usually with 18 holes.
parking ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Area for cars to park.
practice green ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Lawn similar to the green where golfers practice putting.
rough ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Part of the course on the edge of the fairways where the grass grows freely.
trees ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Wooded part of the golf course.
pond ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Small shallow body of water that can be natural or man-made.
water hazard ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Natural or man-made body of water (such as a lake, pond, river or reservoir) that constitutes an obstacle for the golfer.
teeing ground ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Grassy surface mown very short from which the player tees off; teeing grounds are arranged at various distances from the hole as a function of the players’ skill.
hole ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Grass-covered fairway that is surrounded by plant growth; the golfer covers its distance by hitting a ball, despite the obstacles.
clubhouse ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Structure located usually near the first and last holes that provides various services to golfers (such as a bar, restaurant and lockers).
sand bunker ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Section of the fairway of varying size that is filled with sand; if the ball becomes stuck here, the player uses a sand wedge to hit it out.
fairway ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Mown part of the course between the teeing ground for the hole and its green.
green ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Grass surface mown very short surrounding each of the course’s holes; the golfer uses a putter to roll the ball into the hole.
cart path ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Lane for golf carts to follow along the course.