A
golf course is the grounds where the game of
golf is played. It comprises a series of holes, each consisting of a
teeing ground, a
fairway, the rough and other
hazards, and a green with a flagstick ("pin") and hole ("cup"). A standard round of golf consists of eighteen holes. Most courses contain eighteen holes; some share fairways or greens, and a subset has nine holes, played twice per round. Par-3 courses consist of nine or eighteen holes all of which have a
par of three strokes.