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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fired egg

Sports; Golf

A term used to describe a ball in the sand trap that is buried so deep that only the top half of the ball is visible. When this happens the sand around the ball often creates a circle around the ...

grow teeth

Sports; Golf

A command a golfer yells to his ball when he wants it to stop quickly. Assuming that if a ball were to grow teeth it would stop rolling.

hand wedge

Sports; Golf

Similar to a foot wedge. A hand wedge is the slang term for when a player moves the ball out of trouble with his hand. It is illegal to do so and should result in a penalty stroke.

made cut, did not finish (MDF)

Sports; Golf

A PGA Tour rule designed to limit the number of players to keep the field size manageable. In a 4-round tournament, after two days of competition a certain number of golfers are disqualified based on ...

table-top putting

Sports; Golf

A golf putting technique invented and popularized by LPGA star Michelle Wie. It's called the table-top style because the player's back is parallel to the ground, much like the hanging top of ...

table-top putting

Sports; Golf

A golf putting technique invented and popularized by LPGA star Michelle Wie. It's called the table-top style because the player's back is parallel to the ground, much like the hanging top of ...

table-top putting

Sports; Golf

A golf putting technique invented and popularized by LPGA star Michelle Wie. It's called the table-top style because the player's back is parallel to the ground, much like the hanging top of ...