| Ace: |
A hole-in-one. Hitting the
ball into the hole in one stroke. |
| Albatross: |
A score of three less than par. |
| Apron: |
The shorter grass directly in front
of the green. |
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Away:
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Furthest away from the hole. The player
furthest away typically hits first. |
| Beach: |
Slang term for a sand trap. |
| Birdie: |
A score of one less than par.
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Bogey:
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A score of one more than par.
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| Bunker: |
A concave area, often filled with sand.
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| Casual Water: |
An accumulation of water on the golf course
which is not part of a water hazard. The player
is allowed to move the ball without penalty.
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Chip:
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A low-trajectory, short golf-shot made
from just off the green. |
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Cup:
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The 4.5" diameter hole on the
green. |
| Dance Floor: |
Slang term for the green. |
| Divot: |
The turf displaced by a club head hitting
the ground during the swing.
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| Draw: |
A golf shot in which the ball gradually moves
right to left (for a right-handed golfer).
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| Drive: |
The first shot taken at the tee box at each hole.
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| Duff: |
A bad shot.
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| Eagle: |
A score of two less than par. |
| Etiquette: |
The rules governing a golfer's behavior.
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| Fairway: |
The center portion of a golf hole in
between the tee box and the green. |
| Fat: |
The club hits the ground (more so than
intended) prior to striking the ball. |
| Fore: |
A warning shouted when the ball is
heading toward a person. |
| Forward Tees: |
The tee boxes located closest
to the green. |
| Fringe: |
The shorter grass surrounding the green.
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| Gimme: |
A short distance putt, which is assumed
that the player will make. |
| Honors: |
The right to tee off first based on
having the best score on the last hole. |
| Hook: |
When a right-handed player strikes
the ball such that it curves sharply from right to
left. |
| Lie: |
The position or location of
the golf ball while in play. |
| Loft: |
The degree or angle of the
face of the club. |
| Mulligan: |
A replacement shot without counting
the stroke toward the score for the particular hole.
|
| O.B.: |
Out of bounds. |
| Pin: |
The flagstick standing inside
the cup on the green. |
| Pitch: |
A high-trajectory golf shot made near
the green. |
| Provisional: |
A second ball struck in the event that
the first ball is lost or out of bounds. If the first
ball is playable, the provisional ball is picked up.
If the first ball is not playable, the provisional
ball is played and penalty strokes apply. Hitting
the provisional ball often speeds up the pace of play.
|
| Ranger: |
The golf course staff member that provides
player assistance on the golf course. |
| Rough: |
Long grass bordering the fairway.
|
| Sand Trap: |
A bunker filled with sand.
|
| Sandy: |
Hitting the ball out of a sand trap
and hitting (usually putting) the ball into the cup
on the very next shot. |
| Sit: |
A term shouted at the ball to
encourage it to stick very close to where it lands. |
| Skull: |
A golf stroke in which the top of the
ball is hit. |
| Slice: |
When a right-handed player strikes
the ball such that it curves sharply from left to
right. |
| Tee Box: |
The area on a golf hole where the ball
is first struck. |
| Thin: |
The club strikes the center
of the ball, typically causing a low trajectory. |
| Tips: |
The furthest most tee box from
the green. |
| Up and Down: |
Chipping or pitching the ball
onto the green and putting it into the cup on the
very next shot. |
| Worm Burner: |
A golf shot (not a putt) in which the
ball never rises off the ground. |
