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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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bending bar

Sports; Golf

A tool, similar to a crowbar, for bending a club's hosel. Example: A club's lie angle is usually altered with a bending bar.

Member-Guest tournament

Sports; Golf

A tournament at private courses, or held by golf clubs at public courses, in which a member of the club teams up with a guest of their choice. Example: At the course she grew up ...

Texas scramble

Sports; Golf

A tournament format that is a variation of a scramble, where each member of a team (usually a foursome) hits a tee shot on each hole, the best tee shot on the hole is selected, ...

Texas scramble

Sports; Golf

A tournament format that is a variation of a scramble, where each member of a team (usually a foursome) hits a tee shot on each hole, the best tee shot on the hole is selected, ...

waste bunker

Sports; Golf

A relatively unmaintained area (usually, but not always, with a surface of pebbles, sand or similar) that is not considered a hazard in the Rules of Golf (waste bunkers might ...

lob

Sports; Golf

A relatively vertical (steep arced) shot, usually played with a lofted wedge, intended to land softly and not roll far. Example: My lob shot stopped quickly, as I'd hoped.

starting time

Sports; Golf

A reservation or appointment to play at a specific time. Example: The more popular and crowded a golf course is the more necessary a starting time/tee time/time is.