Golf

Golf

Golf is a sport played with a club, usually made of wood, metal or carbon fiber, which is used to hit a small plastic ball from a tee into a hole. The game is primarily a precision and technique sport.

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gorse

Sports; Golf

Spiny European shrub with yellow flowers, found off the fairway on some (usually European) courses and sometimes loosely included in the term "rough" Example: Old Tom found his ball in the gorse on ...

Muligan

Sports; Golf

Taking a second attempt (replay, "do over") at a shot when one doesn't like the result of the first. Example: Taking a Sunday ball/lunch ball/Mulligan is not allowed in the rules of golf, but is ...

two-putt

Sports; Golf

Taking two putts to hole the ball on a green. Example: If I can just two-putt this last green I will have my lowest score ever.

on deck

Sports; Golf

Term borrowed from baseball (which may have borrowed it from elsewhere) meaning next up on the tee (also see "in the hole") Example: The tee master called out the names of the group on the tee, the ...

in the hole

Sports; Golf

Term borrowed from baseball (which may have borrowed it from elsewhere) meaning third up on the tee (also see "on deck") Example: The tee master called out the names of the group on the tee, the ...

all square

Sports; Golf

Term used in match play scoring to indicate that the match is even at present (abbreviated as "AS" on scoreboard) Example: The match was all square through 14 holes.

spring-like effect

Sports; Golf

The "bouncing back" of a club's face contributing force to the shot, limited by the rules of golf (see also COR) Example: Drivers with the trampoline effect/spring-like effect tend to hit the ball ...