welcome! didn't seem like they had a golf group, so i felt it was needed. you need some brains for both things.

I am a fan of golf along with chess

I want to learn about and play golf!?

well komoliddin, golf is a good way to get some fresh air and play a game. what do you know about it at this point?

I know that you can play it alone, you hit the ball and get it in to the hole, but I want to learn about the rules and the championships.....

komoliddin, try going to http://www.usga.org/playing/rules/rules.html. I know that you're not American, but it's the official site for the u.s. golf association, and the link has all the Rules of Golf.

As for the championships, komoliddin...

There are 4 major tournaments - The Masters, The U.S. Open, The Open Championship, and the PGA Championship.

Also a link to the USGA website: http://www.usga.org/championships/index.html

Hang in there, tooeasy1 :) 

thanks, tooeasy1

thanks Pete!

Tom Watson, like fine wine from the Claret Jug, gets better with age.

Watson's 1977 Open Championship victory, at Turnberry in Scotland, was especially memorable, considered by many to be the finest tournament played in the last half of the 20th century. After two rounds, he and Jack Nicklaus were one shot out of the lead and paired for the third round. Both shot 65, ending the third round three shots clear of the field. Watson and Nicklaus were again paired for the final round. On the last day, the two were tied after 16 holes. Nicklaus missed a makeable birdie putt on 17, losing his share of the lead to Watson, who birdied 17. On the 18th, Nicklaus drove into the rough, while Watson drove into the fairway. Watson's approach landed three feet from the flag, while Nicklaus, after a drive into deep rough, managed to get his approach 50 feet away. Nicklaus sank his birdie putt to finish with a 66, but Watson followed suit with his own birdie, finishing with a second straight 65 and his second Open, with a record score of 268. The two players finished well ahead of the other challengers, and shot the same score every day except for Sunday.