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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carry

Sports; Golf

How far a ball flies through in the air after it has been hit.

cart

Sports; Golf

A battery powered two-passenger vehicle used to take golfers and their clubs around the course.

casual water

Sports; Golf

Water that is on the course but that is not a water hazard, like puddles caused by the sprinkling system. You can move your ball if it lands in casual water.

cavity back

Sports; Golf

any golf iron whose design characteristic is such that the weight is distributed primarily around the outer edges of the club head

chip

Sports; Golf

A shot that is hit just far enough in the air to land the ball on the green and get it to roll to the hole.

closed stance

Sports; Golf

This involves the front foot being nearer the ball when preparing to hit the shot. This stance will help to hook the ball or to keep from slicing the ball.