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Sports

Of or pertaining to any organized, competitive, entertaining, and skillful activity or game requiring commitment, strategy, and fair play, in which a winner can be defined by objective means within a specified set of rules.

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head greenkeeper or greenkeeper

Sports; Golf

The person in charge of overseeing the golf course maintenance and crew. Example: The superintendent / head greenkeeper usually has to answer for the condition of the course.

Committee

Sports; Golf

The person or group in charge of the competition, or if not in competition, the person or group in charge of the course. Example: For today's tournament the Committee has ...

Q School

Sports; Golf

The PGA Tour's annual qualifying tournament. Example: Some exceptionally talented players just can't seem to make it through the Q School.

medalist

Sports; Golf

The player in a stroke play, or medal play, competition with the fewest strokes/lowest score; the winner. Example: The medalist received the maximum award allowable by the rules ...

leader in the clubhouse

Sports; Golf

The player with the lowest score having completed regulation play. Example: Smith was the leader in the clubhouse at -9, but Jones was at -10 with the last two holes still to ...

bend point

Sports; Golf

The point of maximum bending of a club's shaft, measured with the club in a horizontal position by securing the grip end of the club and hanging a standardized weight just above ...

kick point

Sports; Golf

The point of maximum bending of a club's shaft, measured with the club in a horizontal position by securing the grip end of the club and hanging a standardized weight just above ...