![]() A good starter course for a beginning golfer to play before moving to a regular course.įore – A warning yelled by a player when their shot threatens another player.įoursome – Four golfers playing together. The golf ball is dropped from a shoulder height on the course.Įagle – A score of two under par on a hole.Įxecutive course – A shorter-than-regulation golf course predominantly featuring par-4 and par-3 holes. ![]() Many courses provide a container of sand in golf carts to fill your divots.ĭogleg – A left or right bend in the fairway.ĭrop – The act performed when a player has an unplayable lie or when the original ball is lost. It is proper etiquette to always replace the divot, and to step the turf back in place. An area of land designed for playing golf, occupying anywhere from 50 to 300 acres, and having fixed boundaries.Ĭourse rating – The comparison of playing one course as opposed to another in terms of difficulty, used in USGA handicapping.ĭivot – A piece of turf removed with a golf shot. One and two piece golf balls are not designated by compression.Ĭourse – Slang for golf course. It is recommended that a beginner play with an 80 or 90-compression ball. Carry is especially important when judging the distance to the green over a hazard (water, bunker).Ĭart fee – The rental fee a player pays for using a golf cart during a golf round.Ĭhip – A short, lofted shot from around the green.Ĭompression – The degree of resilience of a golf ball. ![]() In a golf shot, a player may say, “I got a good break.” (a favorable or unfavorable sharp bounce/roll to the left or right.)īunker – A sand trap on a golf course, defined as a hazard.Ĭaddie/caddy – A person who carries clubs for a golfer, gives a golfer advice with club selection and course strategy.Ĭarry – The distance a golf ball must traverse from impact to the point where it first hits the ground. Primarily comes in white.īall-washer – A device to use for washing your golf balls.īermuda – A type of coarse durable grass seen mostly on southern courses.īest ball (better ball) – The best score on a hole by two or more partners in a best-ball match.īirdie – A score of one under par on a hole.īogey – A score of one over par on a hole.īreak – In putting it is the curve due to the slope in a green. Also, the last nine holes of an eighteen-hole course.īall – What you hit. A common courtesy performed when playing a round.Īway – The player farthest from the hole is the first to play, as in “Who`s away?”īack – The tee position that makes the hole the longest. Amateur – A golfer who is not paid for playing.Īpproach – Normally a short or medium shot played to the putting green or pin - “approach shot.”Īttend the flag – To hold and then remove the flag while another player putts. ![]()
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