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Glossary of Golf Terminology |
19th Hole - a term that jokingly refers to the clubhouse.
Albatross - three strokes under par.
Ball Hawking - looking for balls in out of bounds areas of the course.
Ball Mark - the dent that the ball makes, when hit onto the green.
Birdie - one stroke under par.
Bogey - one stroke over par.
Bunker - an area on a hole filled with sand, also known as a sand-trap.
Chunk - taking a large piece of grass out of the ground when hitting the ball. The ball will usually not travel far at all.
Divot - the chunk of grass taken out of the ground when hitting the ball.
Double, Triple, etc. Bogey - two, three, etc. strokes over par.
Drive the Green - to hit the ball onto the green from the tee on a par 4 or 5.
Driver - the club usually used off the tee to achieve maximum distance.
Eagle - two strokes under par
Fairway - the short grass between the tee box and the green.
Fringe - the slightly longer grass that surrounds the green.
Green - the surface in which players putt. It contains the hole.
Hacker - used to refer to a bad golfer.
Handicap (index) - the individual golfers average number of strokes over par per round, calculated by a computer system.
Handicap (of a hole) - the difficulty level of a hole, relative to other holes on the course. A 1 handicap is the most difficult hole, while an 18 handicap is the easiest hole.
Hook - when a right handed players ball has a trajectory that curves sharply to the left.
Irons - the clubs used in hitting intermediate distances.
Par - the number of strokes in which hole is expected to be completed.
Pull - when a right handed player hits the ball considerably left of the target, in a straight trajectory, although they were aimed at the target.
Push - when a right handed player hits the ball considerably right of the target, in a straight trajectory, although they were aimed at the target.
Putter - the club used to hit the ball into the hole on the green.
Rough - the longer grass that surrounds the fairway and green.
Slice - when a right handed players ball has a trajectory that curves sharply to the right.
Spikes - the cleats on the bottom of golf shoes.
Stroke - each time the ball is hit; a player is given one stroke.
Tee Box - where a golfer hits their first shot on each hole.
The Turn - making the turn is when golfers go from hole number nine to hole number ten. Many golfers stop at the clubhouse at the turn, for refreshments.
Wedge - the clubs used to hit the ball onto the green from a relatively short distance. (usually around 100 yards or less).
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