| A |
|
| Ace |
A
hole in one. |
| Albatros |
Three
under par score at a hole. |
| Approach |
"Approach
shot". Short or medium shot to either the pin or putting
green. |
| Attend
the flag |
To
remove and hold flag whilst another player putts. |
| Away |
The
person furthest way from the hole and the first to play. |
| B |
|
| Back |
The
last nine holes of a golf course. / Tee position that makes
hole the longest. |
| Best
Ball / Better Ball |
Best
score on a hole by partners in a best-ball match. |
| Birdie |
One
under par score on a hole. |
| Bogey |
One
over par score on a hole. |
| Break |
A
bounce or roll to left or right. In putting, the curve due to
slope in green. |
| C |
|
| Carry |
Distance
a ball travels from impact to hitting the ground. |
| Chip |
Short,
lofted shot from the green. |
| Compression |
Degree
of resilience of a golf ball. |
| D |
|
| Divot |
Turf
sometimes removed when hitting a shot. |
| Dogleg |
Left
or right bend in fairway. |
| Draw |
Controlled
right to left shot with a moderate curve. |
| Drop |
When
ball is lost or there is an unplayable lie, golf ball is dropped
from shoulder height onto course. |
| E |
|
| Eagle |
Two
under par score on a hole. |
| F |
|
| Fore |
Warning
call when a shot may endanger another player. |
| G |
|
| Gimmie |
Short
putt clse to a hole, awarded by other players. Only used
in friendly rounds. |
| Grain |
Direction
blades of grass point. |
| Green |
Area
of course by the hole with very short grass. |
| Ground
under Repair |
If
an area of the couse is under maintenance and your ball lands
there, you can remove your ball without any penalty. |
| H |
|
| Honor |
Given
to player scoring lowest on last hole, right to tee off first
on next. |
| Hook |
Shot
that goes strongly from rifght to left ( or opposite if you
play left handed!). |
| Hosel |
Hollow
part of clubhead where shaft is attached. |
| I |
|
| J |
|
| K |
|
| L |
|
| Lie |
Position
of ball on the course. / Angle at which clubhead is set on the
shaft. |
| Links |
Golfcourse
on coastal terrain. |
| Lip |
Edge
of the hole. |
| M |
|
| Marker |
Item
used to mark position of golf ball on green to prevent your
ball obstructing other player's shots. / Person who keeps score. |
| Match
Play |
Competition
by holes, one player defeats other by winning more holes than
the other. |
| Medal
Play |
"Stroke
Play". Lowest number of strokes wins. |
| Mulligan |
Chance
to replay last shot. |
| N |
|
| Niblick |
Scottish
term for nine iron. |
| O |
|
| OB |
Short
for out of bounds. Area outside the course play area. |
| P |
|
| Par |
Standard
number of strokes for each hole. |
| Penalty |
Extra
stroke added to player's score for violation of the rules. |
| Pin |
Flagstick. |
| Pin-high |
A
ball which is even with the pin, but to one side. |
| Pitch |
Shot
used to approach the green, shorter swing than normal, but longer
than a chip. |
| Play
Through |
When
a group of slower golfers allow others to play ahead of them. |
| Q |
|
| Quarter
Shot |
Greatly
reduced swing in taking the shot. |
| R |
|
| Range |
Practice
area (aka Driving Range). |
| Recovery |
Shot
played back intoa good position from an unfavourable one. |
| Relief |
Permission
to lift and drop the ball without incurring a penalty. |
| Rough |
Longer
and thicker grassed area of the course. |
| S |
|
| Shank |
Shot
struck by the hosel of the club which causes the ball to go
dead right. |
| Slice |
Ball
curves violently to the right. |
| T |
|
| Top |
To
hit the ball above the centre, causing the ball to dive down
and roll rather than rise. |
| Turn |
Halfway
point on a golf course. |
| U |
|
| V |
|
| W |
|
| Whiff |
Swing
and miss the ball completely. Counts as a stroke. |
| Y |
|
| Yips |
Missing
short putts due to nerves. |
| Z |
|
