Golf Courses in Banbury, Oxfordshire

Golf is a sport in which a player, using many types of clubs including a driver and a putter, hits a ball into each hole on a golf course in the lowest possible number of strokes. Golf is one of the few ball games that does not use a standardized playing area; rather, the game is played on golf "courses", each one of which has a unique design and typically consists of either 9 or 18 holes. Golf is defined in the Rules of Golf as "playing a ball with a club from the teeing ground into the hole by a stroke or successive strokes in accordance with the Rules."

A golf course consists of a series of holes, each consisting of a teeing area, fairway, rough and other hazards, and the green with the pin and cup. Because a round of golf consists of playing 18 holes, most golf courses have this number of holes. Some however only have nine holes and the course is played twice per round, while others have 27 or 36 and choose two groups of nine holes at a time for novelty and maintenance reasons. Many older golf courses, often coastal, are golf links, of a different style to others. For other than municipal courses, there is usually a golf club based at each golf course.

An average golf course will consist of the following elements:

• Teeing Area
• Fairway
• Rough
• Hazards (including lakes and trees)
• Putting Green

Find A Golf Course At Brailes Golf Club in Banbury, Oxfordshire

Banbury is a market town located on the River Cherwell in northern Oxfordshire, England. It had a population of 43,867 at the 2001 census, though this figure has increased drastically in recent years. Banbury is part of the Cherwell district. The Member of Parliament for Banbury is Tony Baldry.

The surrounding area is known informally by some as Banburyshire and covers the north half of the Cherwell district and neighbouring areas. It has one of fastest growing populations in the country. As Banbury lies near the Oxfordshire border, "Banburyshire" includes parts of Northamptonshire and Warwickshire.

Vodafone Limited, Prodrive and Kraft Foods all have offices in Banbury, Oxfordshire.