Golf · Level 7
Upper-Advanced
5 sub-levels · 20 tests · 200 facts · updated 13 October 2026
Level 7 is equipment and design: club fitting, shafts, lofts and lies, the golf ball, launch monitors and data, and how courses are designed.
Sub-levels
Sub-level 7.1Club FittingHow clubs are fitted: the process, length, lie and grips, drivers and woods, and wedges and putters.4 tests · 40 factsSub-level 7.2Shafts, Lofts and LiesWhat sits behind the clubhead: shaft flex, materials and weight, lofts through the set, and blades and cavity backs.4 tests · 40 factsSub-level 7.3The Golf BallThe modern ball: how it is built, how it is tested and limited, choosing one, and why it flies.4 tests · 40 factsSub-level 7.4Launch Monitors and DataMeasuring the swing and the shot: types of launch monitor, club data, ball data, and using data in coaching.4 tests · 40 factsSub-level 7.5Course DesignHow golf courses are designed: schools of design, great architects and courses, classic features, and modern trends.4 tests · 40 facts
Written from
Club-fitting and launch-monitor references, the Equipment Rules and the 2023 ball-testing announcement, golf physics texts, and course-architecture histories; original questions authored, nothing reproduced.
- Club-fitting guides (major manufacturers' fitting manuals and fitting-trade references)
- Golf course architecture references (Cornish and Whitten, The Architects of Golf; club histories)
- Launch-monitor manuals and teaching material (Trackman, Foresight, D-plane)
- General golf reference (club, teaching and course guides)
- The R&A and USGA, Equipment Rules and the 2023 golf ball testing announcement
- Golf ball aerodynamics (Magnus effect, drag) as covered in golf physics texts
- General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides)
- The R&A and USGA, Rules of Golf 2023, Model Local Rule G-10