This diagram shows the main features common to golf courses:

• tee – the area where golfers begin to play each hole (a tee is a small movable stand for positioning the ball before hitting with the club – a 'stroke') 
• fairway – a larger area of mown grass, providing a consistent bounce and direction for the ball after it is struck
• green – area of closely mown grass at the opposite end of the fairway from the tee. A ball lying on the green is played with a special small-faced club called a putter
• rough – an area of longer grass surrounding the fairway. Players aim to keep their balls from entering this area
• water hazard – a body of water designed to make the hole more difficult
• bunker – a depression or pit of sand, usually close to the fairway. It is an obstacle designed to make the hole more difficult 
• pin/hole – stick with a flag attached indicating the location of the hole within the green. The ball is struck to land in the hole, which has a cup inside to allow easy removal of the ball.