SASR Norms & Standards Vol 2 new.indd - Sport and Recreation ...

Scoring
In every form of golf the goal is to play as few shots as possible. Scores for each hole can be described
as follows:
TERM ON A SCORE
BOARD
SPECIFIC TERM DEFINITION
-4 Condor (Triple Eagle) Four strokes under par
-3 Albatross (Double Eagle) Three strokes under par
-2 Eagle Two strokes under par
-1 Birdie One stroke under par
0 Par Stroke equal to par
+1 Bogey One stroke over par
+2 Double Bogey Two strokes over par
+3 Triple Bogey Three strokes over par
A hole-in-One is scored when a single shot results in the ball falling into the cup. On most golf courses
a par round amounts to a total number of 72 shots played.
Construction of a golfi ng green
The construction of the golfi ng green should be done with great care and all materials used should be
chemically and physically analysed to ensure that the fi nal product produces a cricket pitch that will
prevent the pitch from disintegrating when used.
• Remove all top soil from the area of the square.
• Excavate out natural earth to a depth of at least 450 mm to Civil Engineering specifi cation.
(Depth may vary dependant on the carrying capacity of the soil)
• Rip and compact in-situ earth to 95% modifi ed AASHTO.
Golf
• Install sub-surface drainage comprising 110 mm diameter agricultural drains placed in 450
x 600 mm deep herring bone drainage system at 6 metre intervals and to entire perimeter
of the cricket pitch or square.
• Sub-surface drains to be lined with a “Bidum” Hessian layer and fi lled in with 19 mm
crusher run stone.
• Sub-Surface drains to connect at the lowest point to a storm water catch pit which should
be connected to a storm water main.
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