This page gathers the 186 dictionary entries belonging to the domain “Golf”, as labelled by Wiktionary. Each word leads to its full entry: definitions, etymology, pronunciation, examples. Page 1 of 2: from “above par” to “honor”.
- above par prep_phrase (of a score) More than par for the hole or course.
- ace verb To make an ace (hole in one).
- address noun The act of bringing the head of the club up to the ball in preparation for swinging.
- albatross noun A double eagle, or three under par on any one hole, except a par 3 hole.
- approach verb To play an approach shot.
- approach shot noun Any shot, normally not when teeing off, aimed to land on the green, hit for accuracy more than power.
- army golf noun The situation when a player is spraying the golf ball all over the golf course in different directions.
- away adj Being the player whose ball lies farthest from the hole (or, in disc golf, whose disc lies farthest from the target).
- back door noun The rear side of the hole, furthest from the golfer.
- baff verb To strike the ground with the bottom of the club when taking a stroke.
- baffie noun Alternative form of baffy.
- baffy noun An obsolete wooden golf club with high loft.
- bagman noun A caddy.
- banana slice noun Synonym of slice (“shot that curves unintentionally”).
- below par prep_phrase Less than par for the hole or course (which in golf, means better than par).
- Bermuda green noun A green whose surface consists of Bermuda grass.
- birdie verb To score a birdie.
- blaster noun A sand wedge.
- bogey verb To make a bogey on (a particular hole).
- bogeyland noun Part of the terrain of a golf course, or (figurative) a situation, that leads to a player achieving no better than a bogey.
- bogie noun A score of one over par on a hole.
- borrow noun Deviation of the path of a rolling ball from a straight line; slope; slant.
- break noun The curve imparted to the ball's motion on the green due to slope or grass texture.
- bulger noun A driver or a brassy with a convex face.
- bump and run noun A low-trajectory shot intended to get the ball rolling along the fairway and up onto the green, like a chip shot but played from a greater…
- bunker verb To hit (a golf ball) into a bunker; (chiefly passive voice) to place (a golfer) in the position of having a golf ball in a bunker.
- buzzard noun Synonym of double bogey.
- cabbage noun Synonym of spinach (“thick rough”).
- caddie verb Chiefly followed by for: to serve as a caddie (noun etymology 1, noun sense 2) for a golfer.
- caddy verb Chiefly followed by for: alternative spelling of caddie (“to serve as a caddy (noun sense) for a golfer”)
- can verb To hole the ball.
- card verb To make (a stated score), as recorded on a scoring card.
- carry noun The distance travelled by the ball when struck, until it hits the ground.
- chip noun A low shot, usually played at short range around and onto a green, intended to travel a short distance through the air and roll the…
- chip in verb To put a chip shot in the hole.
- chip shot noun An approach shot made from a location a short distance from the green in which the ball is launched into the air with only low or moderate…
- chipper noun A golf club for making chip shots.
- choke verb To hold the club or bat lower on the shaft in order to shorten one's swing.
- cleek verb To strike with the club called a cleek.
- club noun An implement to hit the ball in certain ball games, such as golf.
- clubhouse noun A building at a golf course that houses various activities associated with golf.
- clubhouse leader noun The player with the lowest score among those who have finished the round, while other competitors are still playing.
- condor noun The completion of a hole four strokes under par (a quadruple birdie, triple eagle, or double albatross).
- course noun A golf course.
- crazy golf noun A variation on golf, played on a smaller scale, where players have to putt the golf ball into a hole, past various obstructions.
- cup noun A cup-shaped object placed in the target hole.
- cut noun In a stroke play competition, the early elimination of those players who have not then attained a preannounced score, so that the rest of…
- dead adj Lying so near the hole that the player is certain to hole it in the next stroke.
- dead-handed adj Having very little wrist or hand action.
- ding verb To mishit (a golf ball).
- divot noun A torn-up piece of turf, especially by a golf club in making a stroke or by a horse's hoof.
- dodo noun A hole in one.
- dogballs noun A score of eight on any one hole, generally regarded as a very poor score, because the maximum number (par) for any golf hole is five.
- dogleg noun A sharp bend in the fairway before reaching a hole.
- dormie adj In match play, leading the match by the same number of holes as remain to be played.
- double eagle noun Three under par, one stroke short of an ace (a hole in one) on a par-five hole.
- down verb To sink (a ball) into a hole or pocket.
- draw noun A golf shot that (for the right-handed player) curves intentionally to the left. See hook, slice, fade.
- drive noun A stroke made with a driver.
- drive for show, putt for dough proverb Long drive shots may look impressive, but putting accuracy on the green is most important in order to win.
- driver noun A golf club used to drive the ball a great distance.
- driving noun The act of driving the ball; hitting the ball a long distance, especially from the tee to the putting green.
- drop noun Ellipsis of drop shot.
- drop shot noun A downward chopping shot used to extract a ball that lies deep in the grass.
- dub noun A poorly executed shot.
- dubbed adj Poorly executed; mis-swung.
- duff verb To hit the ground behind the ball.
- dunch noun A fat hit from a claggy lie.
- eagle verb To score an eagle.
- egg noun A golf ball.
- face noun The part of a golf club that hits the ball.
- fade noun A golf shot that curves intentionally to the player's right (if they are right-handed) or to the left (if left-handed).
- fairway noun The area between the tee and the green, where the grass is cut short.
- fat verb To hit (a golf ball) with a fat shot.
- flat adj Having a head at a very obtuse angle to the shaft.
- flat stick noun A golf club intended for putting; a putter.
- fore intj An exclamation yelled to inform players a ball is moving in their direction.
- forecaddie noun A caddie who does not carry clubs, but locates balls and gets groups of players to move around the course.
- fourball noun A match between two teams of two golfers, each playing his or her own ball throughout the round rather than alternating shots, and each…
- fried egg noun A golf ball half-buried in sand in a bunker.
- fringe noun The area around the green.
- frog hair noun The closely mown grass that surrounds a putting green, between the putting surface and any rough that might also surround the green.
- gangsome noun A large organised pool of golfers made up of multiple smaller groups or foursomes; a group of golfers larger than a fivesome playing…
- gimme noun A tap-in putt, usually a couple inches from the cup.
- gobble noun A rapid straight putt so strongly played that, if the ball had not gone into the hole, it would have gone a long way past.
- green noun A putting green, the part of a golf course near the hole.
- greenie noun The player whose ball is closest to the hole on a par-3 hole after the first shot (drive), in the case when multiple players reach the…
- greensman noun A greenkeeper.
- greensome noun A foursome game with the difference that both players tee off on every hole. The better ball is chosen and alternate strokes are then…
- ground game noun Putting; hitting the ball along the ground
- halve verb In match play, to achieve a tie or draw on.
- hand wedge noun A golf player's hand, when used to cheat by surreptitiously moving the ball to a more advantageous position.
- handsy adj Moving the hands and wrists excessively when making a stroke or swing.
- hazard noun A sand or water obstacle on a golf course.
- heel verb To hit (the ball) with the heel of the club.
- hickory noun A club with a head made from hickory wood.
- hit off verb To play the first shot off the fairway.
- hole noun A subsurface standard-size hole, also called cup, hitting the ball into which is the object of play. Each hole, of which there are usually…
- hole in one noun A hole that is completed by sinking the ball in a single shot or attempt, with one hit.
- honor noun The right to play one's ball before one's opponent.