It works thus- after finishing a round, identify the 3 highest individual hole scores and then eliminate them. In this format, the tombstone term signifies the object placed in the ground on the spot where the golfer’s round comes to an end.
Overall Weight: This, also called dead weight, refers to the total weight of the golf club.
Moment of Inertia: The golfing terminology used to describe a clubhead’s resistance towards twisting when the ball is hit.
Pink Lady: Pink Lady is also known as Money Ball, Lone Ranger, Pink Ball or Yellow Ball. It also is a betting game. Basically it involves the use of string by players to get the ball out of the rough or a bunker.
Ball Marker: This object is used to mark the spot where the ball is lifted on the putting green.
Utility Wood: This is a kind of fairway wood, having varied lofts sole or head shape and has some characteristics similar or related to irons.
Alternate Shot: This is basically a golf competition format, also called the Foursomes. It’s basically a long pole with a scoop.
Powerball: Sometimes used a synonym for scramble, it actually refers to the fact that the tournament is a scramble, but with a twist.
Spade Mashie: A pre-20th century golf club, this is closely linked to today’s 6-irons.
Mouth Wedge: The golfers who incessantly talk to their opponents in order to disturb their game are termed as using a mouth wedge.
Murphy: It is a kind of bet which can be invoked or initiated by a golfer chipping to the green. A stymie was supposed to occur in a condition when another ball was placed straight in the putting line of a golfer’s ball.
Below the Hole: Once the ball is on the green, below the hole describes the position of the golf ball in connection with the cup or hole.
Ball Striker: Each golfer is a ball striker. This format permits golfers without handicap index to participate in golf tournament and contest to win low net prizes or titles.
Snowman: A score of 8 on any given individual cup is called snowman in slang because the figure of the digit is similar to the structure of a snowman.
Golf Cart: This is a gas or electrically powered vehicle used to transport golfers and their golf bags on the golf course. This is a general understanding of the term, but it is also used as to refer to a game opposite of No Alibis.
Handicap Index: A numeral, to one decimal place, representing a golfer’s ability to score is called a handicap index.
Loft: Not to go too much into technicalities, loft provides you with a cue as to how high and how far will the golf ball go. Another meaning of divot is the chipped off area in the fairway, where the turf existed.
Air Presses: Single hole bets amongst individuals which are put claims on when the ball is in mid air are called air presses.
Three Club Monte: In a golf tournament where a golfer is allowed to use only three clubs during their round is Three Club Monte. If you do not include this in golf terms, then the whole glossary of golf terms is useless.
Municipal Course: When a golf course owned by a city has to be indicated, it is called a municipal golf course. That means, he swung and it missed the ball. In other words, that one player plays against the other 3.
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Marshal: Just like we say marshaling the resources, marshal in golf is a person who manages the crowd and patrols a golf course, while keeping a steady pace of the play. They are called counterparts on account of their loft and the purpose of swing they serve.
Punchbowl Green: A green below is fairway level surrounded by a mound, leading the golf balls to be funneled down to the putting surface is called punch bowl green.
KP: Well, there is no reason why closest to the pin is abbreviated as KP, but is just that.
Crisscross: This serves as either a tournament format or a betting game. So in short it means the fairways and the rough.
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Putt for Dough: This is a points game which can be played within a foursome or it also refers to a side bet for a group of golfers.
Foursomes: This is another name for alternate shot.
Push: Push is the opposite of pull. Here, two-member teams hit the same ball alternately.
Torque: The resistance of a shaft towards twisting when a golf club is being swung is the torque.
Backswing: The beginning of the swing as the club moves away from the target.
Skymarks: Scratches developed on the finish of the crown of a driver as a result of hitting skyballs are called skymarks.
Skull or Skulled Shot: To skull the ball means to have the impact of the ball with the leading edge of the iron. Ben Hogan is a golf hall of fame player.
Track: The layout or the way the holes on the course are routed is called track. That is the line of putt. So its like the ball is in jail.
Modified Pinehurst: It is a golf format for two player teams. Golfers in this format are awarded points depending on their performance on each hole with the winner being the one having highest point total. This, however, has a twist. The female scratch golfer can hit her tee shots an average of 210 yards and can reach a 400-yard hole in two shots”.
Spoon: This is an antique term for lofted wood or 3-wood golf club.
USGA: This is an abbreviation of United States Golf Association.
Crowned Green: A green which has center higher than its sides, is called the crowned green. It is also called the flex point or bend point.
Duffer: Simply put, duffer means a bad golfer.
Bite: When a golfer wants a ball in flight to hit the green and stop, he or she is often heard as shouting ‘bite’.
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Bentgrass: This is the favored grass choice in any climate in which it can be grown.
Knife: This is just another word for a one iron.
Here are the A to Z of terms used in the game of golf. The ball is then played from the spot it is according to the best shot. It is also called a tester.
Pitch Mark: This is the same as ball mark.
Yank: A shot which severely swerves in the left direction of the target line in connection with a right-handed player is called a yank.
Yellow Ball: Yellow Ball is just a different word for Lone Ranger or Pink Ball or Money Ball.
String It Out: A tournament format or a betting game, string is best suited when the players have partial handicaps. It then moves to the left of the target before gently turning or rather curving back towards right. This is called uphill lie.
Shotgun Start: This is one of the methods to start off a tournament where all the players tee off at the same time. It is positioned so to face a player making an attempt to play out of the bunker onto the green or towards it.
2-Man No Scotch: A golf tournament format, in 2-Man No Scotch, the members of a team tee off. It also includes all the trees for that particular hole.
Chicago: This is again a golf game format, based on beginning of rounds by golfers with negative points.
Unplayable Lie: This is a situation where the ball is in such a spot that a golfer decides that the existing spot where the ball is, it cannot be played.
GHIN An acronym for Golf Handicap and Information Network, GHIN is a service by the USGA allowing golfers and golf clubs to access and post information electronically. So for instance a golfer with a handicap of 5 is better than one with a handicap of 20.
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Bounce: The measurement of the angle (in degrees) from the front edge of the sole of a club till the point actually resting on the ground on the spot of address is called bounce.
Overseeding: When the grass is laid on top of grasses already there, for encouraging new growth or for replacing the existing grass for a new season with a different strain, it is called overseeding.
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Slope Rating: The difficulty of a course for bogey golfers ranging from 55 to 155, in relation to the USGA course rating, is termed as golf slope rating.
Medal Play: A round of golf where the score is based on the number of strokes counted is called a medal play.
Pitching Niblick: Primarily a historical golf club, with a short wooden shaft, which lead to it being an obvious choice for short approaches and chipping. Dick Chapman, one of the great amateur golfers, thought of this format at Pinehurst Resort, so the name.
Aces and Deuces: This is a betting game, best suited for groups of four golfers. The word tract is sometimes used to denote track, but track is the correct word.
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Heel: The spot where the clubhead is attached to the spot, it is called the heel.
Rabbit: It is again, a side bet,named after the situation where someone runs ahead in a mile off the field, setting the pace. Each golfer is allowed to use only a single golf club.
Flatstick: It is a slang for putter as putter faces are supposed to be flat compared to other golf clubs.
Hosel:The particular part of a club head wherein a shaft is fixed and secured is called a hosel.
Kick: Kick is a golfing terminology used interchangeably with golf phrase ‘bounce’, like bouncing ball. In the manner of usage, they are most akin to contemporary wedges.
Cut Line: The score indicating the point of division in a tournament between the golfers who will continue and those who will be cut from the field
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Ace: When a ‘hole in one ‘ is scored, or a player has scored 1 on any hole, it is an ‘Ace’. The soil on the greens which has been compacted by the traffic of golfers, is opened up by punching of holes and removal of dirt.
System 36: This is a single day handicapping method or rather system, resembling in character and operation to Callaway and Peoria. It is named after a renowned golf club designer, Ralph Maltby.
Maraging Steel: It is a type of steel alloy, (harder than normal steel) which is sometimes used to make irons.
Reverse Overlap: The most used golf grip for putting which involves holding the club in such a way that the index finger of the top hand is on the top of the fingers of the bottom hand.
Movable Obstruction: An obstruction which can be moved without a herculean effort, sans delaying the play unnecessarily or leading to a damage is called a movable obstruction.
Center Cut: This term is used to denote the golf shots which are well struck and which traveled very nicely down the middle.
Claret Jug: Trophy awarded to the winner of the British Open is the ‘Claret Jug’.
Pull Hook: This is a ball flight in which the ball initially moves left of the target and curves and bends even sharply.
Splashies: This is a side bet which a golfer wins on accomplishing a par on hole even though he has hit it into water.
Sandbagger: Normally any golfer who tends to pretend how worse he is at golf (which he or she is actually not) and misleads others is called a sandbagger. But if there are bad shots or the likes, the points are cut. Then the ball is hit once again from the same spot. The other meaning of lie is the number of strokes consumed by the golfer to get the ball in the position where it is at rest.
Florida Scramble: It is a variation of the original golf format scramble, where a player from each team sits out each shot.
Water Hole: When a hole on the golf course features water, which is in a position that it compels the golfer to play over it for the completion of a hole, it is called a water hole.
Golf Club without Real Estate: It refers to a golf club sans a home golf course, having a collection of golfers and friends playing together regularly.
Fat (or Fat Shot): A shot where the golfer’s club strikes the ground first and then makes contact with the ball is called Fat or Fat Shot.
Hit It Flush: This is as same as Flush.
Eagle: When there is a score of a couple of strokes less to par on any individual hole, it is an eagle.
Eclectic: This is a multi-round golf tournament that ends up with one 18-hole score for each player.
Chapman System: Named after Dick Chapman, a great amateur golfer, this is basically a golf tournament format. He also responds to a golfer’s queries.
Country Club: Country club refers to a social and recreational facility, either private or semi private and has a golf course most of the time.
Hand Wedge: When a golfer breaks the rules by picking up the ball and moves it to a better spot for an easier next stroke, it is called a hand wedge. Front Nine is also referred to as Front Side.
Tombstone: Tombstone is better known by the name of Flags, a tournament format. Another meaning of Sandie means in a couple of strokes, a player gets out of the bunker in the hole. Flange is the thin strip of metal sitting along the ground.
Shamble: A golf tournament which brings together aspects of scramble tournament format and strokeplay is called shamble.
Bramble: Again, a golf format, it involves golfers teeing off and ultimately the best of the shot or drive is selected.
Forecaddie: He is the one who does not carry the golf clubs, instead he keeps a group of players moving by telling them individually where his or her ball is.
Underclub: When such a club is used which is incapable of providing adequate distance for reaching the target, it is called underclub.
Brassie: Brassie is the closest twentieth century counterpart to modern-day 2-woods.
Grass Club: It is the ‘by-gone era’ counterpart of the driver.
Die in the Hole: This is one of the important golf words and phrases. Then add the remaining and the person who has the lowest score is the winner.
Waggle: You could call this as a warm up of sorts for the golf club. Sometimes in abbreviated form, a municipal course is called Muni.
Red, White and Blue Tournament: This name of a golf tournament format makes an allusion to the color of tee markers. Those putting greens with a lot of contour are called Contoured Greens.
Ball Washer: A device normally kept besides tee boxes to clean the golf balls is called a ball washer.
Course Management: The golfer’s decision-making during a round of golf is called course management.
Step Aside Scramble: Florida scramble is also known as step aside. Disaster is another name for Trouble.
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Divot: It refers to the scraping off the turf top as a result of shots from the fairway using an iron. Push is a ball flight which starts on the right of the line of the target and retains that direction straight ahead and winds up keeping the target well to the right, for a right-hander.
Aim: The correct position of shoulders, knees and hips, in alignment, in one direction and normally at 90 degree angle is termed as Aim.
Lone Ranger: Lone ranger is a tournament format where one player in each four is labeled as the lone ranger. It also has a few other specifications like the soil is sandy which is easily drained, rough featuring natural sea side grasses and so on.
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Amen Corner: The mecca of golf lovers and golf players- Augusta National Golf Club has holes 11, 12 and 13. This golf club is located in Augusta, Georgia.
Shank: Mis-hit, which is so bad that the golfer makes the contact of the ball with any other part of a golf club other than the clubface.
Uphill Lie: There are times when a ball stops moving on an uphill slope which is towards the target. It is a one-day handicapping system.
Spring-Like Effect: This is an expression describing what is the subject of measurement in connection with coefficient of restitution.
Away: The player whose ball is the farthest from the hole whether in a fairway or a green is called being ‘away’. Then the ball is played from the spot it has come to rest, without any penalties.
Press (or Pressing the Bet): Simply put, it is a second bet, which commences during a round and runs parallel to the original bet.
Irons: One of the 3 subsets (woods, iron and putter) included in a full golf set, irons are clubs which are most used from the spot of the fairway. The thumb of the lead hand ideally in this situation should fit snugly in the lifeline of the hand placed lower on the club. Blast Out is another name for blast.
Loft: Not to go too much into technicalities, loft provides you with a cue as to how high and how far will the golf ball go. A golfer is allowed to use putter along with the three chosen golf clubs, but no golf clubs.
Redan/Redan Hole: Redan hole is one of the most copied golf courses across the globe. It then moves to the left of the target before gently turning or rather curving back towards right. Losses and wins add up very fast in this game so those whose pockets are full, prefer this betting game .
Pitching Wedge: This refers to a lofted short iron, which in the order of golf clubs comes after 9-iron.
Gross (Gross Score): It is the total number of strokes played in around of golf including penalty strokes.
Double Eagle: A score of three under par on any individual hole is called a double eagle in golf terminology.
X-Out: In golfing terminology, X-outs or X-out golf balls are those golf balls on which the brand name has been distorted, using the symbol X. This prevents the chance for a golfer to putt out of the bunker. They specialize in great golf clubs, and their components.
Grain: On a golf course, the direction in which the grass, or to be specific every single blade of grass is growing is called the grain.
Condor: An extremely rare triple eagle is called a Condor.
Nicklauses: Nicklauses is a side bet in which the long drive on each hole wons automatically, but the drive must be in the fairway.
Switch: Switch as a tournament format has 2-person teams where the players switch balls after the tee shots. The first means that around two inches above the level of sand, in a bunker, there is a rim of sod. This is a spot on the green where a flagstick can be seen and the turf has been chipped off to prepare that hole or cup.
Medalist: To put it in least complex words, it means the winner of a medal play or stroke play in any golf tournament.
Sweet Spot: It is the exact and perfect spot on the clubface, where the impact is the best one could have on the ball.
Advice: Well, this does not have any ‘golf’ connotation. It is really embarrassing for the golfer as it might appear that he or she does not know how to hit a golf ball.
Par: Basically, it is the standard number of scores which a scratch player is expected to finish a course or a hole.
Par is Your Partner: This refers to a rule or stipulation in tournament which restricts a team’s or player’s optimum score on every hole to a net par.
Peoria System: A one day handicapping system where majority of golfers are not given actual handicap indexes. This is for a right-handed golfer.
Short Side: This makes a reference to the position of the ball in connection to the location or placement of the cup on the green. Here, the golfer will putt out, culminating the end of the hole.
Three-Putt Poker: It is a betting game, combining an aspect of poker with the performance of a golfer on the greens.
Mutt and Jeff: The side bet or golf tournament format where the spotlight is on par-3′s and par-5′s only, is called Mutt and Jeff.
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Army Golf: Army golf is a slang amongst the golf terms. Hooding the club has two different meaning for different golfers. Here the players have tee off and the best out of them is selected. For instance, if a golfer scores one double bogey after playing well, he or she loses all the points and has to start all over again.
Niblick: This is again an archaic golf terminology, denoting a 9-iron. A machine leads to removal of plugs from the green,which leaves a hole which ensures that the roots get air and moisture.
Thin or Thin Shot: Sometimes it happens that a ball is struck too high, near the midpoint or perhaps slightly lower. This is called appearances.
Approach Course: A golf course having short holes, may be a par 3 distance or shorter and falling short on designated teeing areas is called approach course.
Teeing Ground: The spot from where the golfers start playing for a hole, from where a golfer hits his tee shot or drive.
Loop: A circuit around the golf course, that is 18 holes, means a loop.
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Work the Ball: In short, manipulating a ball, and to purposefully curve or shape a shot is called ‘to work the ball’.
Am-Am: Well, this is for the new or upcoming kids on the block.
Downhill Lie: The angle which is caused by a golf ball placed on a sloping hill, mostly downward.
Pitch or Pitch Shot: When a shot is played using a highly lofted club, which is precisely made in a way that it goes a short distance with a high trajectory, it is termed as pitch shot.
Open Club Face: When the club face is slightly in the clockwise direction inside the swing path, causing the ball to slice, it is called open clubface.
Albatross: Three under par on any hole is called a double eagle in the USA. Here both the teams tee off and then the best drive is chosen, followed by alternate shot to the hole.
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Interlock or Interlocking Grip: This is a kind of golf grip where hands are locked together by locking or intertwining the little finger of the trailing hand with index finger of the top hand.
In the Bucket: Another name for Eliminator, it is a kind of best ball competition where in every fourth hole, one player’s score must count as the team score. This is system basically for tournaments.
The Train: This is a betting game best played in groups where points are given for good shots. Mulligans, the plural is also a competition format for groups of golfers.
Through the Green: Every area of the golf course with the exception of teeing grounds, hazards and greens. The winner is decided after this final score.
Trampoline Effect: This denotes the condition where a club’s face contributes force to the shot by bouncing back.
Taylor Made Golf: This is the world’s most popular and one of the foremost manufacturers of golf equipment. It is also a side bet where there is a competition involving groups of four, like in Foursomes or in a fourball.
Cart Fee: Cart fee is the amount of fee paid by golfers to use the golf cart, charged by the golf course.
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Offset: The distance from extreme front of the hosel to the extreme front part of the clubhead is the offset.
Open: As opposed to Invitational, this is a tournament where participants are not restricted to those who have not been invited.
Q School: It is the Professional Golfers Association (PGA) Tour’s yearly qualifying tournament.
Flagstick: This is a stick having a flag and is used to mark the location of a hole.
Flier Lie: When the lie of the ball is on fluffy grass, resulting the ball to pop up more quickly than anticipated, it is a flier lie.
Topped Shot or Top: Such a shot where the golfer almost swings over the ball and the point of contact between the ball and the club is near the crown of the golf ball.
Polee: Polee refers to a sidebet with different meanings. This basically means that a player is hitting the ball all over the park, in different direction.
Gorse: British links courses are often lined with this thick rough, often prickly and similar to shrubbery called Gorse.
Fairway: An area that usually runs between the tee box and green of a golf hole which is closely mowed. Those who swear by these golf clubs, say that they provide accuracy and variety when it comes to short shots.
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Break: The allusion to the amount the path of the ball curves when putt or, the level of curvature or slope of the greens is called ‘Break’.
Clubhead: A part of the golf club which is attached to the end of the shaft is called the club head.
Looping: The way the caddies use the word loop, to give a description of their circuit around a golf course is called looping.
Big Dog: This is a slang for a ‘driver’.
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Scramble: Primarily a very popular golf tournament format, scramble is played with either 4-person teams or 2-person teams. He indulges in inflation of his handicap index to enhance his possibilities of winning the bets or tournaments.
Sandie (Sandy): Making par on a hole where you were in a bunker refers to Sandie. It is used to refer to putts barely making it to the hole, but eventually they do end up the golf ball in the hole.
Hacker: Hacker is another name for duffer, although, hacker applies to an individual golfer as an insult. It is less than par.
Handicap Differential: This is numeral used to calculate handicap index.
Bogey Golfer: A golfer averaging around 90 or a boogie per hole is termed as boogie golfer.
Snake: A betting game which sort of spells doom for that member of the foursome, who has 3-putts just lately.
Fade: It is the trajectory of the ball or its flight, on the spot where the golf ball comes off from the face of the club. This is called a lunch ball. This is one of the most basic golf terms.
Open Face: The position of the clubface in connection with the target line at the moment of the striking of the ball is called an open face.
Lag or Lag Putt: A putt which is meant to stop tantalizingly close to the hole but not expected to be holed is a lag putt.
Last Man Standing: This is another name for ‘Flags’ format, where the winner is the one who progresses farthest round the course by the time he or she finishes with their allotted quota of strokes.
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Links: Links, although is a golf terminology used as an alternative to Golf course, it is a particular type of golf course, which is basically built along sea side. After you are done reading this, you will never be left wondering on the golf course.
Lateral Water Hazard: It is impossible to drop behind this hazard because it runs alongside the playing area ad not across it. This could include golf tips and related things.
Gap Wedge: Gap wedge is a golf terminology for a golf club with high loft which provides more accuracy and variety when it comes to short shots.
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Range Rat: A golfer or aspiring golfer who spends most of his time at the driving range and loves to hone his golfing skills is called a range rat.
Transition: The condition where a backswing is converted into a downswing, it is called Transition.
Maltby Playability Factor: This is a rating system attempting to rank golf clubs on the criteria that how easy or difficult they are for differently skilled golfers to play. In this grip, the little finger (of the hand placed lower on the club) is placed between the index and middle finger of the lead (placed higher on the club). It is also called a snapper, duck hook or snap hook.
Quail High: Quail high refers to a very low trajectory shot.
Five of Clubs: It is a format of a golf tournament, where each golfer is allowed to use just 5 golf clubs.
Bail-Out Area: An area designed or meant for serving as the target for shorter or weaker players during the playing of risky shot by stronger players is called bail out area.
Utility Wedge: This is a kind of a lofted wedge which is different from sand wedge or pitching wedge in either loft and sole aspects or both.
Hook: Hook is the flight or trajectory of the ball which commences with the golf ball out to right before sharply curving to the left, while it misses its target to left.
Lie Angle: The angle which is developed between the center of the shaft and the ground line of the club during the time when the club is soled in appropriate playing position, is the lie angle.
Stance: Stance is the way the golfers stand or position their feet before they play a stroke.
Flier: A shot which travels a distance not needed, which often leads the golfer to overshoot the target considerably is called a flier.
Divot: It refers to the scraping off the turf top as a result of shots from the fairway using an iron. Starting off with 36 holes, the players then compare their scorecards. Here the ball is struck and is played back into the player’s stance.
Cart Jockey: They are the caretakers of the course’s fleet of golf carts.
Handicap: It is the numerical representation of a golfer’s skill and ability. It is vice versa for a left hander.
Draw: It is the flight path of the ball where the ball gently curves right to left for a right-hander and vice versa for a left hander.
Captain’s Choice: This is just another name for golf tournament format called scramble.
Ball Retriever: It is a tool, which is by default carried by players who hit their ball in the water a lot of times. It is the exact and perfect contact between the club head and the golf ball, while the club is in full swing. A golfer holing a shot from off the green, wins by default.
Umbrella or Umbrella Game: For teams of two under a foursome format, this is either a golf game or a side bet. It is also called the Mulligan.
Undulation: The ups and downs and uneven contour in the ground, mainly with regards to putting green and fairways is called undulation.
Scratch Golfer: A scratch golfer is the one who shoots par or better. It is basically the angle where the face of the club is, in relation to a perfectly vertical face.
Lunch Ball: When a golfer has not struck the ball according to his satisfaction and has not got the intended result, he or she takes a second attempt. It is also called the ‘Divot Tool’.
Derby: It is a tournament having a field of 19 players and is better known as Shoot Out.
Double Bogey: A score on an individual hole which is a couple of strokes more than par.
Golf Buggy: This is the same as Buggy.
Compression: The rating of the density of a golf ball is called a compression.
Course: Of course, it is the golf course, but according to the technical definition, it also means the whole area where play is permitted. Evaluation of golf courses for USGA course rating and slope rating depends on this factor considerably.
Slice: Here, interestingly, the ball curves similar to the shape of a banana. The golfer’s job is done post this situation.
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Alternate Fairway: A golf hole offering two fairways is referred to as having an alternate fairway.
Out-of-Bounds: The areas outside a golf course from where no one is permitted to play is termed as out of bound in the glossary of golf terms.
Greensomes: It is basically a 2-person game, a variation of scramble, where the players scramble off the tee.
Ball Flight: It refers to the trajectory of a golf ball which has been struck and is in mid-air.
Seve: A golfer wins a seve, which is a side bet, only after he accomplishes par by hitting into the incorrect fairway. The bet is on the possibility that a competitor will three-putt a green.
Whack and Hack: Whack and Hack is a four-person teams’ tournament format. The pattern and shape of these dimples affects the flight of the ball.
Biarritz: When a green has a deep gully cutting or dividing its middle, it is called a biaritz or biaritz green.
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Foot Wedge: When a golfer cheats his way out of trouble using a club, it is in slang called foot wedge. This is a must know amongst the terms in golf terms glossary.
Best Nines: Very commonly called Nassau, it features front nine, back nine and 18-hole scores as separate tournaments or bets.
Carry: This refers to clearing off an obstacle off the golf course.
Skins/Skins Game: This stages players in a kind of match play where each hole is allotted a set value. Here, the low score is the ace and the person who wins it, gets a particular amount from the other three players. When on the tee, it is honors and if it is otherwise, its away.
Tee Time: The scheduled, decided time for a particular group or team to begin their round is referred to Tee Time.
Play Through: When a faster group of players is given the permission to pass a slower group of players on golf course, it is called play through.
Shank: Mis-hit, which is so bad that the golfer makes the contact of the ball with any other part of a golf club other than the clubface.
Grass Bunker: This is a depression on the golf course which is filled up with grass instead of sand. Am-Am simply means a game where there is a pair of a couple of amateurs- Am-Am, with ‘Am’ meaning short for amateur.
Collection Area: This is a depression on the side of the green and its position, often merged with the contours of the green leads to the collection of many approach shots.
Honey Pot: If you do not this amongst the plethora of golf terms and definitions, you might just think of quitting the game. All scores on each of those three holes are tabulated and then that score is eliminated from the total score. A golfer winning the hole is referred to as having won the skin and the value of that skin.
Flex: Flex is the rating of the ability of shaft to bend while the golf club is being swung.
T and F: If it is a T and F tournament, the T and F denote the first letters of the holes on the course. The nicknames of these holes is Amen Corner. Here, the members of each team play their individual golf ball for individual scores and two of those in combination make up the score of team on every hole.
Split Fairway: A single fairway branching out in a couple of different fairways reaching and opening out in the same green is called a split fairway.
Swingweight: This refers to the feel of the weight of a club when it is being swung.
TPC: Tournament Players Club- (TPC) is a designation given to golf courses and courses with this designation are under the ownership of the PGA tour.
Baffie: It is the name of a wooden shafted pre-20th century golf club.
Ground Under Repair: This means exactly what it implies to be, that the ground is under repair by the maintenance crew.
Hook: Hook is the flight or trajectory of the ball which commences with the golf ball out to right before sharply curving to the left, while it misses its target to left.
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Best Ball: This is one of the most popular golf tournament formats, where the low score or the best hit of a team is considered to be its team score. It also involves pushing a putt to a direction or jerking the putt to a side.
Holed: This is the situation where the ball is at rest in the cup and it is below the lip of the hole. Here, every time, a hole is won by a player, the opponent has the chance to opt for a single club form his bag, which will lead to the elimination of that club from the course of play.
Clubhouse: When the golfers arrive at the golf course, they first head to the club house which contains a small food and drink service.
Defender: Betting Game or points game in which a member of the group for each hole is labeled as the defender of that hole. It means the same as it generally means. Then they select the better scores made on each hole and after adding up, whoever has the lowest score wins.
Hole: In very easy terms, hole is where the golfers aim to putt the golf ball. It is basically a collection of side bets.
Vardon Grip: This is another name for the overlapping grip. This leads to low and sometimes slicing shot, which could travel a long distance.
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Fort Lauderdale: This is a synonym for the golf format called scramble.
Line of Putt: After putting, a golfer expects the ball to travel on a particular path. It is primarily a wooden-shafted historical golf club.
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Trailing Edge: The part of a golf club which is at the extreme back of its sole.
Muscleback: Iron with a full back of the clubhead, rather than a cavity back iron is called muscleback.
Quacker: A shot curving abruptly and sharply from right to left with regards to a right-handed golfer. His job is to achieve the lowest score as possible on the hole, while the others will try to beat him.
Demo Day: An event usually held at a driving range or a practice facility, where the golfers present get the chance to have a go at golf clubs. ‘Back Side is another name for ‘Back Nine’.
Backspin: When the ball rotates backward (towards the player)in flight along its horizontal axis, it is called the backspin.
Stealies: A type of golf bet, running parallel to the closest to the pin (kp) bet.
Crown: The top surface of the clubhead, the part you can see when looking down at address, called the crown.
One-Putt: Top hole the ball, when just a single or one putt is taken, it is called one putt.
Aircraft Carrier: A long, flat and rectangular teeing ground, normally a few feet higher above the level of the turf around, is called an aircraft carrier. It is generally in squares and rolls.
Wolfman: This is a betting game, akin to a few others like Hog, Defender and so on. That’s why probably it is a lateral water hazard.
Quit: In this shot, the golfer does not follow through totally with momentum, instead there is de-acceleration through impact.
Slice: Slice is the ball trajectory in which the ball bends towards outside, sharply in connection with the swing.
Effective Playing Length: Effective playing length is the yardage of the golf course and the holes in it but it is adjusted for the terrain. Such a player usually bets getting up and down in a couple of strokes.
Invitational: Here, the golfers who are going to compete, be there on an invitation issued to them or they are automatically qualified for an invitation.
Pot (hole) Bunker: This is a type of bunker which is small, but is very deep and has steep faces and is round. The side to which the hole is cut on the green is the short side.
Honest John: This in golf terms refers to a side bet which puts at stake your prediction powers. Four player teams play scramble, but the player whose ball is selected for both the shots, cannot play the next stroke.
Double Cut (or Double Cut Green) Double cut refers to mowing of the green which has been done twice.
Whiff: Any golfer would be embarrassed with a whiff, which means that the golfer swung but to no avail. The crux of a redan is greens and green complex. In slang, it is called ‘club’.
Front Nine: The first nine holes of a golf course are the front nine holes of the golf course. It also refers to the trajectory of a golf ball which has been struck and is in mid air.
Long Iron: These are long-shafted, steep-faced normally numbering from 1 to 4 long distance irons.
Snap Hook: This is another name for quacker.
Reverse Scramble: Scramble is a tournament format where the members of a team tee off and the best is chosen and then,the next shot is taken from that spot. The iron one is similar to modern 1 iron and the wooden resembles today’s 4-wood.
Closed Club Face: When the clubface is rotated slightly counterclockwise in the swing path, which can cause the ball to hook, it is called clubface.
Fade: It is the trajectory of the ball or its flight, on the spot where the golf ball comes off from the face of the club. But advice which could prohibit other player’s choices is not allowed unless he or she is your partner.
Stimp: When you say the stimp of the green, it refers to the measurement of how fast the greens are, with the help of a stimpmeter.
Elevated Green: It denotes a green, which is elevated and therefore, it is higher than the area around it.
Back Tees: The tees at the extreme rear of a golf course are the back tees.
Aeration: Aeration basically is a golf terminology hinting towards the aeration of soil. A flight or a division comprises golfers with more or less similar golf skills. Golf Cart is the term for golf car most widely used in North America.
Approach Wedge: Another name for gap wedge, approach wedge is a name for a golf club which has a high loft. While the golfer is struggling with his shots, it is called bleeding.
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Ball Mark: Also called the pitch mark, ball mark is the indentation made by a ball upon landing on the green.
Ballmark Tool: This is a two-pronged tool which is used to repair putting green ball marks. This is for a right-handed golfer.
Cut Shot: A kind of controlled golf shot where a fadeball flight is induced by the golfer.
Stop the Bleeding: If a player is playing in a pathetic manner with bad shots going all over the park, the golfer needs to hit a fantastic shot to get a grip on the game again. It is basically the angle where the face of the club is, in relation to a perfectly vertical face.
Lip: This has two meanings when it comes to golf terms and golf phrases. The male scratch golfer hits his tee shots an average of 250 yards and can reach a 470-yard hole in two shots. It is also a side bet.
Mulligan: Mulligan is nothing but a lunch ball with a different name. For instance, ‘Kick Left’ or ‘Kick Right’.
Kickpoint: A point or spot along the length of the shaft, where it presents the maximum amount of bend when you pull the tip down. The winner here is the one who has the lowest number of putts.
Stableford: This is a format of the golf tournament where the aim is to achieve the highest score. In this format, both players from each side tee off and then they exchange the golf balls. This command is yelled by a golfer with regards to his golf ball in mid air. It is also sometimes called ‘Acey Ducey’. What’s more, this golfing term was popularized by none other Ben Hogan.
Punch or Punch Shot: A golf shot, that is fashioned to fly lower than normal.
Green in Regulation (GIR): Amateurs and recreational players use this statistical method for rating their rounds.
Bermudagrass: In the tropical and warm climates, this is the most common turf used by courses.
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Arnies: When a golfer makes a par on a hole sans being in the fairway, he wins a side bet. In case of cities, the cities with a whole gamut of golf courses is a golf town.
Net/Net Score: A player’s gross score after the consideration of the respective golf course handicap is called net score.
Target Line: This term describes the line from the ball to its target, or just simply, line of play.
Pop: A handicap stroke is called Pop sometimes.
Barranca: Barranca is a term used to describe a dry pitch, ravine or gully which is filled with rocks.
Buggy: It helps carry a golfer’s bag of clubs around the course or it is also referred to as a passenger golf cart. These are not counted as hazards according to the golf rules.
Push Slice: This is similar to push, where the ball starts moving right of the target and then bends or curves even more.
Weekend Hacker: Hacker is a bad golfer and add weekend to it, means weekend hacker, that is a golfer who plays just on weekends, which means he or she does not play or practice enough to increase the level of their game.
Lie Angle: The angle which is developed between the center of the shaft and the ground line of the club during the time when the club is soled in appropriate playing position, is the lie angle.
Up: This is the distance to the hole from a specific spot.
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English: A betting game or a score-oriented competition played between groups of 3.
Pro Shop: This is either at the golf course, in the clubhouse where the golfers pay the green fees and golf merchandise is for sale; or a separate entity or to be more specific, business selling only golf merchandise.
X: When a score cannot be determined, because a play on the hole was not finished, it is called X.
X-Factor: The variation in the amount of the rotation between hips and shoulders is called the X-factor. It is basically par 3.
Nassau: Nassau is a very well-known and most popular name for Best Nines.
Nasties: A side bet for any group of golfers, nasties are won by default by a golfer who holes a shot from off the green. This is best played by partners who have similar level of expertise or golfers who use full handicaps.
Bingo Bango Bongo: This is one of the very common formats of the game and is a point based game. These are a regular feature of links-category of golf courses.
False Front: The part of the green which slopes downwards in the direction of the fairway is called the false front. With an amateur status, a player cannot get paid to endorse a product, does not accept appearance fees and does not accept prize money for being a part of a tournament.
Shoot Out: It is a tournament format which fields 19 players who are eliminated one by one at each hole, till there is one remaining.
Contour: It refers to the undulations in a putting green. When used with regards to a PGA tour, sand save percentage, a statistical category implies to a player getting up and down out of a green side bunker.
Casual Water: Temporary accumulation of water on golf course is termed as casual water.
Match Play: A competition format in which the round is played with the aim of winning individual holes.
Low Putts: It is a popular side bet in addition to being a tournament format. Well, that’s the magic of the game-The Game of Golf.
There are innumerable terms and phrases included in golf jargon, which everyone from Tiger Woods to Phil Mickelson to Jyoti Randhawa to any amateur golfer needs to know.
Mid Mashie: It is the bygone era golf club counterpart of modern-day 3-irons.
These terms will help the beginners to know more on golf and will be a kind of beginners guide to golf.
Divot Tool: It is the same as a ball mark tool.
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Pick Up Sticks: Bag Raid, which is another name for pick up sticks is a game contested by two players. It is imperative for a golfer to be considered at his or her address to ensure that the club is grounded..
Yips: When the golfer is nervous or anxious, it leads to nervous twitching during putting stroke, leading to an inaccurate shot. Here, the golfer will putt out, culminating the end of the hole.
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Cross Bunker: This is a kind of a bunker which is positioned in such a way that it runs crossing the line of the play in the fairway.
Green: Green is the completion of a golf hole, at the spot of the location of the flagstick and the cup. It happens because the clubhead slips below the teed ball.
Dimple Pattern: Simply put the pattern of the dimples on the cover of the golf ball is called dimple pattern. This is also called the skulled shot.
Blades: These are types of Irons with a full smooth back along with a thin top line.
Yellowsomes: Gruesomes is also called Yellowsomes sometimes, and it is 2-person team game which serves as a tournament format as well as a betting game.
Tiger Tees: Tee boxes which are used in professional competitions are called tiger tees in slang terms.
Barkie: This is a side bet won by a golfer making par on a hole where he has hit a tree.
Rough: The areas marshaling the boundaries of the fairways featuring thick and high grass or natural, unkempt vegetation is called the rough.
Bogey Rating: According to the United States Golf Association, bogey rating refers to the evaluation of difficulty level or rating of the golf course with regards to boogie golfers.
Club: Golf club, the term is used to denote the tool used to strike the golf ball, or a golfing facility or golf course and finally an association or a group of golfers.
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Shazam: It is a golf bet and an exclusively putting oriented bet at that. Honey pot refers to a tournament’s prize fund or bonus pool.
Pin: This is a synonym for flagstick. Amongst the common golf terms, ace is real music for the ears for a golfer.
Disaster: It is a points game where the winner is the one who has collected the minimum points as points are given for bad shots.
Grip: The sheath of leather, plastic or rubber on the shaft is termed as grip.
Progressive Offset: The quantity or amount of offset which changes from club to club, throughout the sets, especially iron sets, is called progressive offset.
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Stymie: A vintage aspect of golf, which was a part of singles match play till 1952, after which it was removed from the Rules of Golf. This continues till the ball gets holed. That is called arnie.
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Putter: A club which has a slight face or very little loft, is called a putter. ‘Away’ player plays first.
Pull: A golf ball’s trajectory in which the ball initially moves towards left of the line of the target and goes on in the same direction, ending up on the left side of the target. The proper way to decide the hitting order has been prescribed in the rules of golf and golf etiquette. This is also a side bet in a competition of Three Ball.
Bogey: Bogey is a score of one or more on par over individual hole.
Shaft: That part of the club which goes all the way uptill the top of a golf club, into the grip till the clubhead is called a shaft.
Trouble: The game in which the ultimate winner is the one who has collected the least number of points at the end of a round because the bad shots are awarded with points. In case these conditions are having a negative impact on the ball, a player is entitled to relief.
Above the Hole: To describe the position of the golf ball in connection with the cup, or hole, when the ball is on the green, the golf phrase ‘above the hole’ is used.
Blast: A kind of shot which results in lot of sand flying, along with the ball out of the bunker of a sand trap is called a blast. Interestingly, these are sold at a rate with a huge discount than the regular price of that brand.
Hood – Hooded – Hooding the Club: This is a tricky one. Here, players get rotational partners at every 6th hole.
Drive: This is the very first shot on a hole which is hit from the teeing ground.
Modified Stableford: A golf format, which is a modification of the original format called Stableford. The aim is to gain highest number of points in a round, but there is a catch. It is vice versa for a left hander.
Caddie: Caddie is the person who carries the golf bag of a player.
Calcutta: Calcutta refers to a kind of a bid or an auction, where golfers stake claims on the golfer or the team they think will win.
Flush: This is one of the golfing terms all the golfers yearn to hear. They follow this by playing out the hole with these balls.
Pull: A golf ball’s trajectory in which the ball initially moves towards left of the line of the target and goes on in the same direction, ending up on the left side of the target. The player who is labeled as the wolf opts if hole 1 against 3 can be played. In a scotch foursome, it might mean that the alternate shots are considered and carried over from a hole to another.
Toe: The end of the clubhead which is the farthest from the shaft or the hosel or the neck is called the toe.
Pinehurst (Pinehurst System): This is the same as chapman system which is a 2-person golf tournament format. It also extends to a fair amount of space on both sides of the expected path and does not extend beyond the hole. Even if there is no water, let’s say in a seasonal creek and the ball is dry, it is considered to be a water hazard.
Ambrose Competition: Ambrose Competition is a golf tournament format where every player tees off, the best of them is selected. It starts moving in the left of the target, eventually bending very sharply back to the right of the particular target. In other sense, it is a synonym for Barkies or Woddies and Arnies.
Backweight: Any weight attached to the back of the head of golf club is referred to a back weight.
Backspin: When the ball rotates backward (towards the player)in flight along its horizontal axis, it is called the backspin.
Clubface: The clubface is the part of the golf club which strikes the golf ball at impact.
Back Nine: As the name suggests, these are last nine holes of an 18-hole golf course. In reverse scramble it is the opposite, the worst of the tee balls is chosen.
Fringe: A closely mowed area surrounding the green and just off the putting surface is called the fringe. It is a target for majority of golfers on all holes except par 3s.
Chunk: This is a kind of shot where the golf club hits the ground before it hits the ball which leads to digging into the turf and it produces a big pit.
Strike Three: This is a betting game or a tournament format. But this condition exists under local rule only.
Play Club: The vintage counterpart of the modern-day driver is the play club. Here, points are given for an accomplishment out of five and in case a side sweeps all the points, they are said to have scored umbrella, with points being doubled.
Amateur status: Amateur status simply means that the player is a rookie and is yet to be a professional. In addition to this, a county-owned golf course is also termed as municipal course. Another meaning of divot is the chipped off area in the fairway, where the turf existed.
Cart Path: The designated route or the route exclusively to be followed by carts is the cart path.
Flags: In flags, which is a competition format, golfers start their round with a certain number of strokes and then until they consume their strokes, they keep on playing.
Skyball: This is a mishit where the driver makes a contact with the teed ball on its crown or at the extreme top of its face. It is the distance from the bottom of the grip till the clubhead of the putter.
Par or Out: A game where full handicaps are used involving golfers with low handicap is a par out. A-wedge is another name for gap wedge or approach wedge.
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Knockdown: A shot played mostly to control trajectory, spin and distance, but which is short of a full swing.
Gimmie: A kind of putt, where a player a requests that it be conceded by another player, which then allows the one requesting for that to pick up and move on, as if the putt has been holed.
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Dogleg: The direction of the individual golf hole is termed as dogleg.
Finishing Hole: It is the last hole a golfer will play in a round of golf.
Flange: This refers to a part of a clubhead jutting out from the rear. You had a great swing and you are elated. Foot wedge, is specifically speaking a condition when a golfer kicks his ball or probably nudges the ball in a slightly convenient position for the next shot.
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Lie: Lie refers, firstly to the stationary condition of a golf ball. The other meaning refers to the edge or rim of the hole or cup.
Pin High: The term describing the depth to which a golfer has placed his approach shot on the green is called pin high.
Club Face: The clubface is the part of the golf club which strikes the golf ball at impact.
Driver: One of the standard golf clubs carried by golfers is the driver.
Executive Course: A golf course which mainly has par 3 and relatively short par 4 holes is called an executive course..
Draw: It is the flight path of the ball where the ball gently curves right to left for a right-hander and vice versa for a left-hander.
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Mashie Niblick: It is a vintage or archaic term for a 7-iron- a type of golf club.
Inside Path: When inside the plane, the corresponding path of the club is referred to as inside path.
Hosel Rocket: A slang term for shank, hosel rocket is a kind of shot where the hosel is the point of contact between the golf ball and the golf club.
Nines: This is a points based competition played amongst players in group of fours. The aim in Rabbit is to get the lowest possible score on a hole and the player then gets the honor post 9th and 18th holes.
Rainmaker: It means to strike a pop up or skying the ball.
Obstacle Stroke Value: The numerical representation of the gravity and playing ability of obstacles and hazards on a golf course, which is a crucial factor in USGA course and slope rating numbers is called obstacle stroke value.
Odds and Evens: Akin to the golf format Alternate Shot, this format has one player hitting shots on holes which are even and the other on odd holes. For example, if there are 18 groups of 4 in a tournament, each hole on the golf course will be the starting hole for all the different groups.
Uneven Lie: When the ball is on an uneven slope and it is either above the feet or below it, it is called an uneven lie.
Abnormal Ground Conditions: Abnormal ground conditions include ground under repair, casual water, holes made by burrowing animals and so on. This is followed by exchanging of balls and then each of the player takes his second shot at the spot where their contrasting respective ball lies.
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Ballstriking: Ball striking means the full swing abilities of a golfer. So the name odds and evens.
Uglies: It is a side bet played amongst a group of golfers and the value of the uglies is always pre-decided before the round. That is called pivot.
Course Rating: Course rating is the evaluation of the difficulty level of the course for scratch golfers.
Green Fee: It is the amount a golf club charges to play on its golf course.
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Canadian Foursomes: A variation of the original Foursomes, Canadian foursomes is played amongst 2-player teams where players from a single team tee off and the best of the 2 are selected.
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Thirty-Two: A side bet for the golfers focusing on putting, with a challenge from a golfer to another for preventing a three-putt is called thirty two.
Flight: It is a term which is used for division of golfer’s during a golf tournament. Crowned green slopes down from its middle to its edges.
Adjusted Gross Score: It is basically a golfer’s stroke round up, or total, with regards to a single round, after being counted for the optimum per-hole scores, as permitted by the United States Golf Association’s Equitable Stroke Control Guidelines.
The putting green beckons, you call your caddie, and off you go to tee for a par. However, this is different from the set of points than the rule book norms.
Mashie Iron: Mashie Iron is an archaic phrase or golf word for a 4-iron.
Four-Man Cha-Cha-Cha: Four Man cha-cha-cha is a golf tournament format where every member of a team plays his or her golf ball all the way.
All Square: All square refers to a tied match as a result of the tied scores between the players. Las Vegas is a betting game played amongst two teams having two members each.
Stroke: A swing, of any kind, accomplished with the purpose of striking the ball, getting it into play, is termed as stroke.
Three Ball: Three Ball means that each player has two matches to play in a round of golf. The term signature hole means that there is one hole which is most photogenic and pleasing on the course as decided by the golf course management.
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Waste Bunker: Not a hazard under rules of golf, unless specified, a waste bunker refers to a sandy area, normally expansive. The small movements of the clubhead back and forth just before grounding the club to get that right momentum for the right swing is called a waggle.
Warm-Season Grasses: The grasses who thrive and experience maximum growth in warmer weather are called warm season grasses.
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Stadium Course: Stadium golf course or stadium course is a golf course built with one of its aims being to give golf fans great vantage points. It is imperative for a golfer to be considered at his or her address to ensure that the club is grounded..
Sod: It means the grass on the turf and the soil it is rooted in which can be planted as a separate piece on the golf course. It is meant to putt or roll the ball on ground.
Hate ‘Em: These are ‘problem holes’, which are hated by golfers and that’s why it is called hate them. There are essentially three players in this game. Then, out of them, the best is selected and the players carry on until the ball is holed.
Putting Cleek: It is primarily a golf club used for putting, which is either shallow faced lofted wooden club or narrow bladed iron clubs. For cricketers, this is something close to the phrase ‘middle of the bat’.
Push: Push is a ball flight which starts on the right of the line of the target and retains that direction straight ahead and winds up keeping the target well to the right, for a right-hander.
Las Vegas: No confusions here, this is not what you thought it is (were you thinking about casinos by any chance?). When a golf ball hits this area, it mostly rolls back down in the fairway, so it is called a false front.
Eliminator: This is basically a tournament format for teams with 4 members. They have varying lofts, with thin and grooved faces.
Inside the Leather: This refers to a measurement employed to determine whether the putt is a gimmie. One plays the other’s drive and vice versa.
The Tips: This is a slang term for championship tees or back tees on a particular golf course. So he or she is ‘in the bucket.’
Alternate Greens: Just like alternate fairway, when a golf hole has two separate greens, it is termed as alternate greens.
Upright: A steep or a very upright, vertical swing plane, lie angle or stance is referred to as upright.
Rub of the Green: In case a ball is stopped or deflected incidentally an outside factor like a caddie or the likes, it is termed as the rub of the green. Vardon Overlap is interchangeably used with Vardon Grip.
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Closest to the Pin: This contest is a regular and default contest when it comes to charity golf tournaments and events, corporate outings and amateur golf tournaments.
Honors: A player is having honors refers to the player hitting first from the tee box. Like a golfer can say to another- ‘Your ball is on the dancing floor’.
Triples: This is the name of the competition amongst players in teams of three. It is played amongst 2, 3 or 4 member teams .When it is played amongst 2 member teams, it called ‘Best Ball’.
Four Ball: This is played amongst two teams of two members, hence there are four balls played and better ball scoring is used to determine the players.
Quota Tournament: Quota Tournament is a game which has a structure similar to Chicago. At each hole, a golfer is competing with the other two.
First Cut: Grass that is just besides a closely mowed fairway is called the first cut.
Hog: This is a betting game, akin to Defender, but has an added twist.
Jack and Jill: This a type of golf tournament where one woman and one man are paired together to form a two person team.
Jail: It is the position of the ball where it cannot be struck or advanced. Dimples are indentations covering a golf ball. For some hooding the club entails pressing the hands forward,that leads to making the club face more upright, which is a way to de-loft the club. Buggy is one of the basic golf terms.
Face Angle: Face angle is the angle of the face of the club head in relation to the target.
Facing: When there is a grassy incline, coming up out of the bunker in the green’s direction. It is a scheduled event.
Texas Wedge: When a putter is used to putt off, from the green, it is called a Texas Wedge. The value of ‘nasties’ is decided before the commencement of the round.
One Club: This is precisely the meaning of the golf