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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cut shot

Sports; Golf

This puts backspin on the ball so when it lands it either stops very quickly or it might even move backwards from where it landed. Used when hitting a ball unto the green.

dimples

Sports; Golf

the round indentations on a golf ball cover

divot

Sports; Golf

A slice of grass or turf that is taken out of the course when a ball is hit. It is good golf course etiquette to replace or fix divots.

dogballs

Sports; Golf

scoring an 'eight' on any single golf hole

dogleg

Sports; Golf

A description of a hole where the fairway goes either to the left or right and prevents the golfer from being able to see the green from the tee area.

dog license

Sports; Golf

a defeat in match play by the margin of 7&6

dormie

Sports; Golf

This is a descriptive word meaning that a team cannot lose a match against another team. This is because the number holes remaining to be played is the same as the lead the team has. They could still ...