Golf Merit Badge

Two requirements: safety and first aid, then requirement 2 drawn as a question (traditional golf or disc golf) with all seven parts of the chosen option shown, and the round drawn after the rules it follows.

3 steps (16 parts inside them). 16 parts depend on questions you have not answered yet. · Version 1, published 8 October 2026 · About Golf Merit Badge

No questions answered

This is the whole plan: everything that could apply to anybody. Answering the question at the address above takes out the parts that are not for you.

Which of this applies to you

You have not answered anything yet, so this is the whole plan: everything that could apply to anybody. Answering one question will take out the parts that are not for you.

Answer the questions

The steps

Stage 1 of 3

1 step

1. Safety on the golf course, and first aid Requirement

Discuss safety on the course. Show first aid for injuries or illnesses that could occur while golfing, including lightning, heat reactions, sunburn, dehydration, blisters, animal or bug bites, poison ivy exposure, sprains and strains.

Stage 2 of 3

1 step

2. Traditional golf or disc golf. Do ONE option Requirement

The badge states the choice. Each option says "Do ALL of the following" and has seven parts.
16 parts
- 2(a). Option A, Traditional Golf Optional May not apply
- 2(a)(1). Study the USGA Rules of Golf now in use Optional May not apply
- 2(a)(2). The World Handicap System Optional May not apply
- 2(a)(3). The history of golf, and a top golfer Optional May not apply
- 2(a)(4). Golf and a healthy lifestyle; show two exercises Optional May not apply
- 2(a)(5). Show the swing and the shots, from the tee to the green Optional May not apply
- 2(a)(6). Play two nine-hole rounds or one 18-hole round Optional May not apply Often forgotten
- 2(a)(7). Three careers related to traditional golf, one researched Optional May not apply
- 2(b). Option B, Disc Golf Optional May not apply
- 2(b)(1). Study the PDGA Official Rules of Disc Golf now in use Optional May not apply
- 2(b)(2). The history of disc golf, and why it is an inclusive game Optional May not apply
- 2(b)(3). Disc golf's history, Ed Headrick, disc design and a top player Optional May not apply
- 2(b)(4). Disc golf and a healthy lifestyle; show two exercises Optional May not apply
- 2(b)(5). Show the grip, the runup, four shots and putting Optional May not apply
- 2(b)(6). Play at least 18 holes of disc golf Optional May not apply Often forgotten
- 2(b)(7). Three careers related to disc golf, one researched Optional May not apply

Stage 3 of 3

1 step

Counselor signs it off Milestone

The completion date is the date you met the requirements, not the date of the signature.

Usually comes after 1. Safety on the golf course, and first aid and 2. Traditional golf or disc golf. Do ONE option.

Merit badge requirements are republished annually. A Scout beginning work uses the requirements as they stand then; a Scout already working may finish under the ones they started with. Guide to Advancement 7.0.4.3 governs which applies. This page records the date its copy was read. Check it against the official page before relying on it.

This plan is a planning aid: the current Boy Scouts of America publication is always the authority, and the sources used here are listed in full. Each step names its own.