String:
String is a format of golf competition played as Stroke Play in which each side (player or team) gets a length of string instead of handicap strokes. The length of the string depends on the side’s Playing Handicap, usually 12 or 20 inches per handicap point.
Competitors can use the string to remove their balls from penalty areas, get it out of a difficult lie or to hole out. The players at any point in the round can move the ball without penalty to any new position and cut off the length of string equal to the distance they away from where the ball had previously come to rest. After moving the ball from its position, that length of string is no longer available. Such moving procedure can be repeated until the string is gone.
Other name: Stringball.