Top-Notch Golf Training
The team at the Kitzgolfakademie guarantees comprehensive training at the highest level. Both beginners and advanced players can expand their knowledge and improve their golfing skills here.
Do you want to improve your game, earn your course card, or get ready for tournaments?
The PGA Golf School Kitzgolf Academy is here to support you with experienced and knowledgeable golf professionals.
Safety first
Golf Etiquette
Where balls are flying through the air at high speeds, rules are necessary to ensure a certain level of safety. Golf etiquette governs behavior on the golf course and must be observed by every player.
- Follow the course rules
- If you are teeing off and your ball could hit other golfers, shout “Fore!” loudly.
- Always play the ball as it lies.
- Every shot counts
- Replace divots on the fairways (and throughout the course) and tamp them down.
- Always remember that you must let a faster group behind you play through. In the interest of everyone, play without delay.
Useful Golf Vocabulary
During the winter months, or when course conditions are poor, the tournament director may allow players to “relocate” the ball.
This rule applies only on the fairway.
Hole in one shot - every golfer's dream.
If you shoot 3 strokes under par on a hole, for example, a par 5 in 2 strokes
Played 2 under par (e.g., a par 4 in 2 strokes)
Played 1 under par (e.g., a par 5 in 4 strokes)
This is the number of strokes a top-tier player with a zero handicap would typically need to complete a hole under normal conditions. Abbreviation for: “Professional Average Result”
1 over par (named after Colonel Boogey)
2 strokes over par
3 strokes over par
Is the number of strokes reached
It is an obstacle in the form of a sunken area in the ground, filled with sand.
Carries the player's clubs
Drop the ball
An area to aim for where the grass is shorter
group of golfers
A handicap indicates how well a player could theoretically play.
In a friendly round, you may replay your first shot without penalty if it is "unplayable."
Gross score minus handicap.
Practice balls that are not allowed to be used during the round.
Tall, uncut grass
Players with a zero handicap
This is the score a scratch player is expected to achieve on a measured course (usually 71 to 73).
The small plastic or wooden stick that holds the ball above the grass for your first shot