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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approach shot

Sports; Golf

Usually a second shot that is trying to hit the ball on or near the green.

apron

Sports; Golf

See Fringe

attending the flag

Sports; Golf

This refers to holding and perhaps removing the flagstick from the hole as another player putts their ball.

Augusta National Golf Course

Sports; Golf

This is a golf course that is located in Georgia, USA, and is where the Masters golf tournament is played each year. Many golfers consider this tournament the most prestigious of the four major golf ...

back nine

Sports; Golf

The final nine holes, 10-18, of an 18-hole golf course. Also known as "back side".

back side

Sports; Golf

See "back nine".

back swing

Sports; Golf

A golfer's Back Swing begins when he moves the club head away from the ball and it ends when he begins to move the club head toward the ball to hit it.