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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push

Sports; Golf

When a golfer pushes the ball it moves in an outward direction. This is not the same as a slice or fade because a push is not caused by spin.

cut

Sports; Golf

Hitting the ball so that it moves outside of your stance. Also when a players score is not good enough to move on to the next round of competition he is said to have cut. Players either make the cut ...

dimple

Sports; Golf

Those little marks all over the cover of a golf ball.

divot fixer

Sports; Golf

This is a small device that repairs divots made on the green where the ball landed.

down

Sports; Golf

The number of stokes you trail your opponent by. Usually stated: 2 down with 3 to play.

downhill lie

Sports; Golf

The ball is on the down slope of hill and this makes for a difficult shot.

driver

Sports; Golf

This is a wooden club that is usually only used when hitting a tee shot. The driver is the # 1 wood. It has the largest club head of all the clubs and is used to hit the ball long distances.