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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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Golf

cayman ball

Sports; Golf

Actually a brand name, but generally thought of as lighter-than-standard-weight practice balls, with convex bumps rather than concave dimples, used in limited-length practice ranges, as they travel ...

improving your lie

Sports; Golf

Altering the ball's position, or the way it rests (lies) on the ground, so as to make the it easier to contact cleanly -- mainly put into effect when course conditions are not acceptable for playing ...

provisional

Sports; Golf

An additional shot played in a situation where it is believed that the original ball may be out of bounds or lost (the shot is played before leaving the area of the original shot) Example: If you ...

1 iron

Sports; Golf

The longest of the long irons, commonly around 14-17 degrees of loft but that is manufacturer-dependent (neither the term nor the club is very commonly used any longer) Example: 1. The next hole was ...

one iron

Sports; Golf

The longest of the long irons, commonly around 14-17 degrees of loft but that is manufacturer-dependent (neither the term nor the club is very commonly used any longer) Example: 1. The next hole was ...

knife

Sports; Golf

The longest of the long irons, commonly around 14-17 degrees of loft but that is manufacturer-dependent (neither the term nor the club is very commonly used any longer) Example: 1. The next hole was ...

Greensome

Sports; Golf

An alternate shot tournament format with two two-man teams in each foursome, each player hits a tee shot, then the best tee shot of each two-man team is selected and the other ball is picked up, the ...

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