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glossary of golf that will
help you learn and
enjoy the game of golf.
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Discount Golf Vacations::: Golf Glossary of Terms



Golf Glossary of Terms

The game of golf has been played for more than 250 years and
  • Air shot or Whiff: A swing at the ball that misses
  • Back Nine: The last 9 holes of an 18 hole course
  • Bunker or Trap: Part of the course which has a waterhole or sand to hinder
    the ball roll or flight.
  • Birdie: One stroke below Par for the hole you are on
  • Bogey: One stroke over the par for the hole
  • Club Head: Part of the golf club that strikes the ball
  • Divot: Turf or sod that is cut up when the ball is struck by the club.
  • Dog-leg: A hole that has a fairway that sharply turns on the way to the
    green.
  • Drive: The act of hitting the ball with a driver or wood.
  • Driver: Type of club also known as a wood that is used to drive the ball off
    the tee or grass down the fairway.
  • Eagle: Two strokes under par for a hole.
  • Flag: A flag on a pole that marks the hole on the green.
  • Fore: A warning that is shouted by a player to warn other players that the
    ball is coming their way.
  • Front 9: The first 9 holes on an 18 hole golf course.
  • Golf Swing: The act of swinging and hitting the ball with the golf club.
  • Handicap: A numerical average or measure of playing ability. It allows less
    skilled players to deduct strokes when playing better players. It levels the
    playing field for all players. High Handicapped players are less skilled.
  • Hook: A stroke which curves the ball to the left of the target, if made by a
    right handed player, and to the right if made by a left handed player.
  • Iron: A set of clubs with iron faces that have different angles to their club
    faces. They have numbers ranging from 2 to 9 to designate the angle and
    use.
  • Loft: The angle of the club head, measured with respect to the shaft.
  • Match Play: A type of competition in which each hole is a separate contest.
    (See "Stroke play") The lowest number of strokes on a given hole wins that
    hole.
  • Net Score: Gross score minus your handicap.
  • Par: The number of strokes a hole is designed to be completed in, based
    on its length. Also describes the number of strokes in which the course
    should be played.
  • Pitching Wedge: An iron with a steep face for popping the ball up on to the
    green.
  • Putter: A flat sided club used when on the green to accurately place the
    ball in the cup or hole.
  • Sand Wedge: A club with a steep face, used to hit or lift the ball out of a
    sand trap or high grass.
  • Slice: A ball that curves to the right of target when hit by a right handed
    player and to the left of a left handed player.
  • Stroke Play: Competition Play based on the total number of strokes taken
    over the entire 18 holes of play.
  • Tee: Small wood or plastic stick used to raise the ball above the ground
    when driving off the tee.
  • Wood: A large club that is made of wood or metal used to drive the ball off
    the tee or for long distances on the fairway.

There are many more terms that are associated with great game of golf. As you
play the game you will enjoy the richness that they add to the enjoyment of the
game.


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