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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halve a match

Sports; Golf

This is also a match play term, and it means that both players have won the same number holes during the match.

handicap player

Sports; Golf

A player who has a handicap that has been given to him by a Golf Club.

handicap-stroke hole

Sports; Golf

This is a hole in match play in which one of the players will get a shot. This is determined by the difficulty of the hole, which determines the stroke index of the hole.

hanging lie

Sports; Golf

When a ball has stopped on the up slope of a hill.

hazards

Sports; Golf

These are areas or places that are part of the golf course, and are there to make a golfers life miserable. These include: lakes, sand traps, high grass in the rough, etc, etc.