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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pin placement

Sports; Golf

The exact location of the hole and flagstick. Example: 1. The pin position/pin placement/hole location may be different every day.

hole location

Sports; Golf

The place on the putting green where the hole is cut on any given day. Example: Most tournaments change the hole location/pin position on every hole for each day, or round, of the event.

Dawn Patrol

Sports; Golf

The golfers who like to play as early as possible in the morning (I've even seen some tee off in the dark) Example: Dawn Patrol was not for Ken; he could barely handle starting before Noon.

garden spot

Sports; Golf

The ideal location for placing a tee shot, usually thought of in terms of an ideal angle and lie from which to approach the green. Example: Beth found the garden spot off the tee on the par 4 12th ...

launch angle

Sports; Golf

The initial trajectory of the ball relative to ground level. Example: Launch angle is one of many variables that influence distance, but club head speed and square solid contact are more fundamental.