By Olivia Pocat
Golf is a very green sport especially considering golf is played in green grass. Golf courses cover around 150 acres full of grass. Did you know that there’s different types of grass on a golf course? Fairway grass, tee box grass, green grass, rough grass, and fringe grass—all these different types of grass are either completely different types of grass or grass cut to differing lengths. One thing that’s confusing is that “green” in golf does not mean the color “green.” The green is the part of the hole where you have to putt. Putting is quite difficult. A tiny ball into a tiny hole. To successfully putt, one must master the putting stroke. Putting is often considered the most difficult part of the game of golf. The greens are tricky. They curve one way or another, sometimes impossible to read correctly. Greens differ from hole to hole and course to course. Some courses have faster greens than others, while different holes have different breaks. The break of the green is the way that it curves and how the ball rolls across it. One green tradition in golf is the tradition of the green jacket at the Masters. The Masters, a PGA major held every year at Augusta National in Augusta, Georgia, is one of the most world renown golf tournaments. The winner of the tournament receives the green jacket, making the feat of obtaining it very difficult. The world’s best players compete with one goal in mind: the green jacket. Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods hold the most wins for this tournament, 6 and 5, respectively. The trees lining the course are green. The trees serve as obstacles and make the game challenging. The green trees also add to the greenery of the course, making the course look prettier while also making it challenging. Golf and green are interknit, making this sport a very green sport.