| Golf is a traditional game that is generally played at | | | | miniature golf, Golf Trivia Hangman and others. There |
| both professional as well as amateur levels. There are | | | | are online versions of these games available. These |
| golf championships such as the Masters, the Open | | | | can be played online with other players, or they can |
| Championship, the US Open and the PGA | | | | be downloaded onto your PC and played offline or |
| Championship that are held across the world. Golf is | | | | with the computer. There are free as well as paid |
| considered to be an elite game although its fans are | | | | versions of these games. Some games allow a few |
| steadily increasing. | | | | levels of free playing and charge for higher levels. |
| Golf is played according to some preset rules and | | | | Most free games are very basic games. |
| regulations. Professional golfs rules are determined by | | | | Some of the best online golf games are: Tiger |
| the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews | | | | Woods PGA Tour 2005, Tiger Woods PGA Tour |
| (R&A) and the United States Golf Association | | | | 2004, Hot Shots Golf Fore!, Links 2003, Tiger Woods |
| (USGA). Golf is played on special courses that are | | | | PGA Tour 2003, Sid Meier's SimGolf, Outlaw Golf 2 |
| designed for professional or amateur golfing. They | | | | and others. There are also free online games such as: |
| generally have 9, 18 or 36 holes. The basic objective | | | | NabiscoWorld / Candystand "Golf Course," |
| of the game is to hit a ball into the cup with the | | | | NabiscoWorld / Candystand "Driving Range", |
| minimum number of strokes. | | | | NabiscoWorld Mini-Golf, Candystand Mini Golf, |
| Although golf is one of the most preferred games, | | | | Skyworks 3D-Golf Desert, Mini Golf Open on |
| there are also several other games that are similar to | | | | Candystand, Disc Golf '03, and NabiscoWorld Mini |
| golf or which just share the name. They are: golf | | | | Mini-Golf. These games need software on the PC, like |
| (card game), golf solitaire, Kolven, farmers golf, | | | | Shockwave or Macromedia Flash. |