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