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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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sand bunker

Sports; Golf

Another commonly used term (although misused - "bunker" is actually the correct term) for a sand-filled bunker - a depression in the ground filled with a prepared surface of sand ...

hard left

Sports; Golf

Another expression for a pull-hook or a severe pull (for a right-hander); hard right is not as commonly heard, because the behavior of the ball is typically more severe when the ...

left-hand-low

Sports; Golf

Another expression for cross-handed (since most golfers are right-handed the expression is left-hand-low, which would obviously be reversed for left-handers but right-hand-low is ...

laying the sod over it

Sports; Golf

Hitting the ground before the ball, usually resulting in the ball not going as far as intended. Example: That ball would have cleared the water if you hadn't hit it fat / chunky / ...

burn

Sports; Golf

Another name for a creek, more commonly heard in the UK. Example: The most famous burn in golf - that I am aware of - is the Swilcan Burn at St. Andrews.

golf buggy

Sports; Golf

Another name for a golf cart, or push cart, but in some places it means any type of golf cart, including golf cars. Example: In the U.S. you might hear something like, "Let's rent ...