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GolfsTerms

GolfTerminology:

AGlossaryOfGolfTermsFromAToZ

Ifyoufindthatthegolftermswhichmakeuptheeverydaylanguageofthegamearesomethingofaforeignlanguagethendon'tworrybecausewewillwalkyouthroughtoday'sgolfterminology.

InthissectionofTipsForBeginnerGolfersyou'llfindaglossaryofgolftermslaidoutfromAtoZ.

AbnormalGroundConditions:

Anabnormalgroundconditionreferstoanycasualwater,groundunderrepairorhole,castorrunwayonthegolfcoursewhichhasbeenmadebyaburrowinganimal,reptileorbird.

Ace:

Youaresaidtomakean'ace'whenyousinkyourballinoneshotonapar3hole.

Address:

Thewaythatagolferpositionshisorherbodyimmediatelybeforehittingtheball.Everygolferhashisorherownuniqueaddress.

Alignment:

Thewaythatyoupositiontheclubfaceandlineupyourbodyattheaddress.

Amateur:

Golfplayerswhoplaycompetitivegolfbutwhodonotplayforprizemoney.Inordertoearnprizemoneyfromgolftournaments,aplayerhastocompeteasaprofessional.

ApproachShot:

Ashotwhichaimstoplaceyourballonthegreenarea.

Away:

Youaresaidtobe'away'whenyouarethefarthestdistancefromthehole.

BabyShot:

Ashotwhichismuchshorterandsofterthanwouldnormallybeexpectedfromaclubwhichisordinarilyusedforthatshot.

BackNine:

Thesecondhalf,orlast9ninesholes,ofan18-holecourse.

Backspin:

Areversespinonagolfballwhichhasbeenhittowardsatarget.

Backswing:

Theinitialpartofthegolfswingwhichfinishesastheclubstopsmovingaboveyourheadinpreparationforthedownswing.

Balata:

Atypeoftreesapwhichwasformerlyusedthemanufactureofgolfballcovers.

BallInPlay:

Aballisinplayassoonasaplayermakesastrokeontheteeinggroundandremainsinplayuntilitisholed,exceptwhenitislost,outofboundsorlifted,oranotherballhasbeensubstituted,whetherornotthesubstitutionispermissible.Aballwhichissubstitutedbecomestheballinplay.

BallMarker:

Anysmallflatobjectwhichisusedtomarkthepositionofyourballwhenitisonthegreen.

BallMarkRepairTool:

Afork-shapedtoolwhichisusedtofixmarksmadewhenyourballlandsonthegreen.

BaseballGrip:

Aspecificgripusedtoholdtheclubinwhichall10ofyourfingersremainincontactwiththeclubgrip.

BestBall:

Agolfgameinwhichthebetterscorefroma2-personteamiscounted.

Birdie:

Youaresaidtomakea'birdie'whenyousinkyourballinonelessshotthantheparforaspecifichole.Forinstance,iftheholeisapar4andyousinkyourballinonly3shotsthenyouhavemadeabirdie.

Blade:

Atermwhichcanbeusedasbothanounandaverb.Asanounitisusedtodescribetheclubheadofaniron.Asaverbitreferstohittingtheballonitsequatorwiththebottomoftheblade.

BlockedShot:

Ablockedshotoccurswhenaballishitstraightaheadbyarighthandedgolferbutthensweepstotherightoftheintendedtarget.

Bogey:

Youaresaidtomakea'bogey'whenyousinkyourballinonemoreshotthantheparforaspecifichole.Forinstance,iftheholeisapar4andyousinkyourballin5shotsthenyouhavemadeabogey.

Break:

Whenyouareputtingonthegreenandyourballbeginstoturn,thetermbreakisusedtorefertotheamountofturnwhichoccurs.

BreakingDown:

Thetermbreakingdownreferstothemovementofyourwristsasyoubendthemwhileputting.

Bump&Run:

Asthenamesuggestsabumpandrundescribesaballwhichishitintotheairfliestowardsthetargetandthen'bumps'intothegroundand'rolls'therestofthewaytowardsitstarget.

Bunker:

Abunkerisahazardareawhichisfilledwithsandinhisusuallysitednearthegreenoronthefairway.

Caddie:

Caddiesareindividualswhoarepaidtocarryyourgolfclubsaroundthecourseforyouandwhoarealsoableofferadviceonhowtoplaythecourse.

Carry:

Thecarryisatermwhichreferstohowfaryourgolfballfliesthroughtheair.

Cart:

Agolfcartscaneitherbeasmallvehiclewhichplayersusetodrivearoundthecourseorasmalldollywhichtravelson2wheelsandispulledmanually.

CasualWater:

Casualwaterreferstopuddlesofwaterwhichhaveaccumulatedonacourseasaresultofrain,asdistinctfromdesignedwaterhazardsonacourse.

CavityBackIron:

Acavitybackironisaparticulartypeofironwhichhasthemajorityoftheclubhead'sweightdistributedarounditsperimeter.Thebackoftheclubheadisbasicallyjustalargecavityandthishelpstoreducethemassinboththecenterandthebackofthehead,therebycreatingabiggerheadandalarger'sweetspot'ontheface.

CertifiedPGAProfessional:

AcertifiedPGAprofessionalgolfplayerisanyindividualwhohasattainedorexceededthegolfteachingstandardsoftheProfessionalGolfer'sAssociationofAmerica.

Check:

Acheckreferstotheactionofthegolfballasitstopsrollingasaresultoftheamountofbackspinonit.

Chip:

Thechipisashotthatisnormallyplayedfromjustoffthegreen.

ClosedFace:

Aclubfaceisdescribedasbeing'closed'whenitpointstotheleftofthetarget（Thistermisnormallyappliedtorighthandedgolfers）.

ClosedStance:

Aclosedstancereferstoastanceinwhichyourbodyalignmentisfacingtotherightofyourintendedtarget（Thistermisnormallyappliedtorighthandedgolfers）.

ClubFace:

Theclubfaceisthebottompartofthegolfclubwhichmakescontactwiththeball.

Clubhouse:

Aclubhouseisnormallyanindoorarealocatedonagolfcoursewhichprovidesservicessuchasthegolfproshops,restaurants,restroomsandsometimesconferencerooms.

Collar:

Thecollar,whichissimilartoafringe,isthestripofgrasswhichrunsaroundthegreenandwhichisusuallylongerinlengththanthegrassontheputtingsurface.

ComingOverTheTop:

Comingoverthetopisaphraseusedtodescribethemovementoftheclubasittravelsthroughthedownswingandintoaright-to-leftpathwayacrosstheball（forrighthandedgolfers）.Anothertermsometimesforthismovementistheout-to-inblow.

Compression:

Compressionreferstothesqueezinginofagolfballwhenitisimpactedbytheheadofagolfclub.

CourseRating:

Everygolfcourseisgivenaratingwhichreferstothedegreeofdifficultlyofthecourse.Thehigherthecourserating,themoredifficultthegolfcourseistoplay.

CrossedOver:

Crossedoveristhetermwhichdescribestheshaftofagolfclubwhenitisatthetopofthebackswingandfacingtowardstherightofthetarget（forrighthandedgolfers）.

CrossHanded:

A'crosshanded'gripisaspecificputtinggripinwhichthelefthandispositionedbelowtherighthand（forrighthandedgolfers）.

Cup:

Thecupissimplyanotherwordtheholeinthegreenwhichistheultimatetargetforthegolfball.

CuppedLeadWrist:

Acuppedleadwristreferstoabackwardbendinyourleadhandwhenyoustriketheball.Theleadhandisthehandwhichisnearesttotheholeonceyouaresetupforyourswing.（Forarighthandedgolfertheleadhandisthelefthand）

Cut:

Acutisanothertermforashotwhichbendstowardstheright（forrighthandedgolfers）.

Deloft:

'Delofting'aclubissimplydecreasingtheamountofloftontheclubfacebytiltingyourclubshaftinthedirectionofyourtarget.

Dimple:

Dimplesaresmallindentationswhichcoverthesurfaceofagolfball.

Divot:

Adivotisasmallpieceofturfwhichisremovedbyyourgolfclubwhenyouhitaball.Divotsshouldberepaired（replaced）asamatterofbasicgolfcourseetiquette.

Dogleg:

A'dogleg'referstothecurvedpathway（rightorleft）fromtheteetothecup.

DoubleBogey:

Youaresaidtomakea'doublebogey'whenyousinkyourballintwomoreshotsthantheparforaspecifichole.Forinstance,iftheholeisapar4andyousinkyourballin6shotsthenyouhavemadeadoublebogey.

DoubleEagle:

Thedoubleeagledescribesthecompletionofaholein3shotsunderpar.

DownhillLie:

Adownhillliereferstoastanceinwhichyourfrontfootisbelowyourbackfootwhenyouareaddressingtheball.

Draw:

Adrawdescribesashotwhichbendstotheleft（forrighthandedgolfers）.

Drive:

Thedriveistheinitialshotoneachholewhichistakenfromthetee.

Driver:

Thedriveristhelongestclubinyourgolfbagandistheclubwhichgivesyougreaterdistancethananyothergolfclub.

DrivingRange:

Adrivingrangeisanoff-coursefacilitywhichisdesignedtoallowgolferstopracticetheirswing.Drivingrangeshasindividual'booth-like'areasfromwhichyoucanpracticehittingballsaslongandasfarasyouwant.Insomecasesdrivingrangesalsohaveareasforyoutopracticeyourshortgame.

Drop:

Adropisthepracticeofreturningyourballtothecoursebydroppingitontotheplayingsurfaceafterithasbeenhitoutofboundsorintoanareafromwhichitisunplayable.

Duff:

Toduffissimplytomissortotallymessupashot.

Eagle:

Youaresaidtomakean'eagle'whenyousinkyourballintwolessshotsthantheparforaspecifichole.Forinstance,iftheholeisapar5andyousinkyourballinonly3shotsthenyouhavemadeaneagle.Youcanalso'eagle'apar3holebut,inthiscase,youaresaidtohavemadean'ace'.

ExecutiveCourse:

Anexecutivecourseisasmall9-holepar3coursethatcanbeplayedinunder2hours.

ExplosionShot:

Anexplosionshotisabunkershotwhichsendsan'explosion'ofsandflyingthroughtheair.

Fade:

Afadeisashotwhichsendstheballveeringslightlytotheright（forright-handedgolfers）.

Fairway:

Thefairwayistheentirein-boundsdistancewhichrunsfromtheteetothegreenandwhichiskeptneatlytrimmed.

Fat:

A'fat'occurswheneveryourclubfacestrikesthegroundbeforehittingt