Things to watch for

A sand bagger is one who plays better than there handicap, this usually is from not posting there scores each time they play. In order to play  tournament golf you need to be a member of PGA where you join at your local golf course club. As you establish your handicap and level of golf this will help you in choosing the right type of golf club sets for your game.

Some terms used in the rule handicap index this is the official handicap that was established through USGA sanctioned golf club. It represents how many shots over par a particular player has potential to shoot. Meanwhile a course handicap is the number of strokes a player can execute on a given course. Then a course rating is about the average score that half of the scratch golfers shall make on a given course.

A slope rating is the number that represents the relative difficulty of a given course for the bogey golfer. This number ranges from 55 to 155. A bogey golfer is one who plays one over par on strokes on average per hole.