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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plus fours

Sports; Golf

Not just any knickerbockers- these were the style of knickerbockers (or "knickers") worn on tour by the late Payne Stewart. "Plus four" refers to the extra four inches of material when compared to ...

worm burner

Sports; Golf

Low shot that hits the ground a few time but travels a decent distance. Sometimes a visually appealing shot if hit with a driver at an elevated tee box. If hit with an iron, it's usually ...

grip it and rip it

Sports; Golf

Taking a club out and striking your ball hard. Preferably a golfer 'grips it and rips it' with a driver or 3-wood. Sometimes, however, when in the deep rough (grass), a golfer will 'grip it and rip ...

bump and run

Sports; Golf

As the name suggests a bump and run describes a ball which is hit into the air flies towards the target and then 'bumps' into the ground and 'rolls' the rest of the way towards its target. A seven ...

pitch-and-put

Sports; Golf

A game of golf played on a very small course.

Michelle Wie

Sports; Golf

The phenom female golfer from Hawaii that became a superstar at age 16.

hazard

Sports; Golf

A hazard is an area of a golf course in the sport of golf which provides a difficult obstacle. Which may be of three types: (1) water hazards such as lakes and rivers; (2) man-made hazards such as ...