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Golf is a sport played with a club, usually made of wood, metal or carbon fiber, which is used to hit a small plastic ball from a tee into a hole. The game is primarily a precision and technique sport.

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grip

Sports; Golf

The part of the club usually made from rubber or leather that the golfer holds the club with.

handicap-stroke hole

Sports; Golf

This is a hole in match play in which one of the players will get a shot. This is determined by the difficulty of the hole, which determines the stroke index of the hole.

handicap player

Sports; Golf

A player who has a handicap that has been given to him by a Golf Club.

provisional ball

Sports; Golf

When a player can't locate or find the first ball that they hit, then they play a second ball from the place, as close as they can determine, that the first ball was lost. They can then look for the ...

double cross

Sports; Golf

a golf shot whereby a player intends one type of shot (a slice) but hits a another type of shot (fade) instead

backswing

Sports; Golf

in golf, the backward part of the swing starting from the ground and going back behind the head

pull

Sports; Golf

When a golfer pulls the ball it moves in an inward direction. This is not the same as a hook or draw because a pull is not caused by spin.

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