School
Health and Human Services
Division
Fitness & Wellness
Department
Fitness Leadership
Academic Level
Undergraduate
Course Subject
Health & Physical Education
Course Number
206
Course Title
Golf II
Credit Hours
2.00
Instructor Contact Hours Per Semester
32.00 (for 15-week classes)
Student Contact Hours Per Semester
32.00 (for 15-week classes)
Grading Method
A-E
Catalog Course Description
Offers instruction in the fundamental, intermediate, and advanced skills of golf, including proper use of woods, irons, putting, and specialty shots. Covers rules, terminology, and etiquette.
Goals, Topics, and Objectives
Goal Statement
To teach fundamental, intermediate, and advanced skills of golf. The student will participate in numerous drills designed to improve skill and technique.
Core Course Topics
- Terminology and safety.
- Golf rules.
- Golf skills and refinement of strokes.
- Strategy (tee shots, fairway shots, and putting).
- Trouble shots (downhill lies, uphill lies).
- Practice sessions.
- Playing in competition (the match, simplified handicap, Callaway system, match play, stroke play, novelty competition).
- Components of fitness and evaluation.
- Importance of lifetime sports skills.
Core Course Learning Objectives (Separated)
- Demonstrate proper golf skills: grip, stance, swing, putting, speciality shots, and course management.
- Describe golf terminology.
- Demonstrate a complete knowledge of golf rules.
- Explain the safety principles of golf.
- Discuss the importance of health-related physical fitness and the attainment of life-time sport skills.
- Assess and evaluate components of fitness.
- Demonstrate knowledge of trouble shots and playing in competition.
Assessment and Requirements
Assessment of Academic Achievement
- Written exams
- Skill tests
- Participation
Texts
To be determined by the instructor.
Outcomes
Satisfies Wellness Requirement
Yes
Credit for Prior College-Level Learning
Other Details
Determined by department
Approval Dates
Effective Term
Fall 2019
Review Semester
Fall 2019