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Golf

For the grown-up beside a child who loves golf.

The child's own door is Golf on Spark & Anvil.

There is no Whetstone tool or course for golf yet, so this page is the sideline card and your child's ladder.

The sideline card

Three numbers to notice

  1. The hole: 108 mm (4¼ inches) across on every course played under the Rules of Golf.
  2. The clubs in the bag: no more than 14. Which one a player picks says how far they think the ball must go.
  3. The search for a lost ball: three minutes, then it counts as lost.

On the way home, ask: “Which hole today looked hardest from the tee, and why?”

Ask because you are curious, and let any answer stand. Print this page for a half-page card.

Numbers checked against: R&A Rules of Golf: Definitions (the hole); R&A Rules of Golf: Rule 4 (14 clubs); R&A Rules of Golf: Rule 18 (three-minute search)

Your child's ladder · on Spark & Anvil

The same idea at every age

  1. Ages 3–5Into the Hole
  2. Ages 6–8Over and Under Par
  3. Ages 9–14Scores Below Zero
  4. Ages 15–18Not made yet

Your child will meet this idea again at every age. The sideline card is the part for you.