Golf- Out- Nine

The first nine holes of an 18-hole round of golf are known as the "golf out nine". The term clearly comes from the English language and is freely translated into German by golfers as the "front nine" or "first nine holes". A look back at golf history tells us that the "go-from-nine" were always the ones that were planned in the direction away from the clubhouse. The "in nine", i.e. the so-called second nine holes, were therefore always built in the opposite direction. This is why, for example, you still often see the terms "Out" for the first and "In" for the second nine holes on scorecards today. Nowadays, modern golf course architects try to place tee 1, tee 10, green 9 and green 18 in the immediate vicinity of the clubhouse. This is not only intended to increase the vitality of the clubhouse, but also to simplify play by making it possible to play just one 9-hole round. On the "golf out nine", the odd numbers 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15 and 17 are always used for the distribution of the handicap and the degree of difficulty. The hole with a handicap of 1 is the most difficult golf hole on the first nine holes and the golf hole with a handicap of 17 is the easiest.