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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hardpan

Sports; Golf

Very firm, unyielding ground (many times bare ground) Example: You can find a lot of hardpan on hot dry plains courses.

syringe

Sports; Golf

Watering by hand (most commonly putting greens) in spots or at times when the usual water sprinkler routine is not sufficient (e.g., for reasons of heat or dryness) Example: It was so hot that they ...

undulation

Sports; Golf

Wavy contour in the ground, usually thought of mainly in terms of the putting green surfaces and fairways. Example: There was so much undulation between her ball and the hole that the putt was very ...

back weight

Sports; Golf

Weight added to the back of a wood head, generally thought to assist in getting the ball airborne by moving the club's center of gravity back. Example: In the days of wooden club heads back weight ...

laid off

Sports; Golf

When (usually) the hands have moved the club under the initial swing plane on the bacskwing (especially at the top of the swing) Example: John's club was laid off at the top of his swing.

carry-over

Sports; Golf

When a competition is played with a separate contest on each hole (like a skins game) any unresolved holes, or ties, must be added (or carried over) to the subsequent holes cumulatively until won ...

automatic two-putt

Sports; Golf

When a golf course declares that players may consider the ball to be holed in no more than two putts once their ball is on the putting surface (most commonly because of aeration or temporary greens ...