Golf in Cleobury Mortimer, Shropshire

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."

Golf has increasingly turned into a spectator game, with several different levels of professional and amateur tours in many regions of the world. People such as Tiger Woods, Jack Nicklaus, Lorena Ochoa and Annika Sorenstam have become well recognized sports figures across the world. Sponsorship has also become a huge part of the game and players often earn more from their sponsorship contracts than they do from the game itself.

A handicap is a numerical measure of an amateur golfer's ability to play golf over 18 holes. Handicaps can be applied either for stroke play competition or match play competition. In either competition, a handicap generally represents the number of strokes above par that a player will achieve on an above average day.

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Cleobury Mortimer is a small rural market town in Shropshire, England. Although often regarded as a village, it is in fact the second smallest town in Shropshire (after Clun), having been granted a Town charter in 1253.

The River Rea runs to the east of the town. The Clee Hills, the tallest hills in Shropshire, are nearby and the Wyre Forest lies between the town and Bewdley. The A4117 Kidderminster to Ludlow road runs through the centre of the town. Cleobury Mortimer was formerly served by the now-defunct Tenbury & Bewdley Railway.

There are a number of landmarks in the town, including the 12th century St. Mary's church in the town centre, which is known for its crooked spire, a result of its oaken beams warping over time, and also the town's wells, which, in the past, were used for house water. Adjacent to the church is the recently refurbished tourist information centre, at the Old Market Hall. There are 8 public houses in Cleobury Mortimer, as well as a secondary school and primary school.