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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rehearsal swing

Sports; Golf

A swing through the air made (without hitting a ball) to work on, or feel, the movements that you intend to make when you hit the ball, or just to loosen up. Example: She always takes one practice ...

Callaway handicap system

Sports; Golf

A system of creating "fair" handicaps for a one-time event in which many players do not have verifiable or established handicaps (more on tournament formats) Example: The Callaway handicap ...

Callaway scoring system

Sports; Golf

A system of creating "fair" handicaps for a one-time event in which many players do not have verifiable or established handicaps (more on tournament formats) Example: The Callaway handicap ...

Peoria scoring system

Sports; Golf

A system of scoring where 6 secret holes are selected, prior to the tournament, and a formula is applied using the scores from those 6 holes to determine a final score (more on tournament ...

Stableford

Sports; Golf

A system of scoring where a player's score is based on points earned rather than absolute number of strokes taken (e.g., in The International tournament on the PGA Tour, par = 0 points, birdie = 2, ...

dead hands

Sports; Golf

A technique in which the hands hold the club with very little tension and do not move much, if at all, in relation to the arms, typically used to create soft shots with less spin than usual. Example: ...