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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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small ball
Sports; Golf
A slightly smaller golf ball (1.62 inches in diameter instead of the standard 1.68 inches) that was common many decades ago, but that has not been allowed by the R & A since 1990 (and has been ...
European ball
Sports; Golf
A slightly smaller golf ball (1.62 inches in diameter instead of the standard 1.68 inches) that was common many decades ago, but that has not been allowed by the R & A since 1990 (and has been ...
British Open ball
Sports; Golf
A slightly smaller golf ball (1.62 inches in diameter instead of the standard 1.68 inches) that was common many decades ago, but that has not been allowed by the R & A since 1990 (and has been ...
false front
Sports; Golf
A slope back towards the fairway on the front section of a putting green, usually where the ball will roll back off the green, effectively making the "true" front of the green beyond the slope, where ...
divot tool
Sports; Golf
A small (usually) two-pronged fork-like tool used mainly for repairing the putting surface. Example: Some people simply use a tee to repair their ball marks, while others prefer to use a divot repair ...
divot repair tool
Sports; Golf
A small, commonly two-pronged, fork-like tool for repairing ball marks or pitch marks (usually associated with, but not limited to, the putting green) Example: A plain old tee can do the same job as ...
ballmark repair tool
Sports; Golf
A small (usually) two-pronged fork-like tool used mainly for repairing the putting surface. Example: Some people simply use a tee to repair their ball marks, while others prefer to use a ...