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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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ball-washer

Sports; Golf

a device found on many tees for cleaning golf balls

push

Sports; Golf

When a golfer pushes the ball it moves in an outward direction. This is not the same as a slice or fade because a push is not caused by spin.

fairway hit (fh)

Sports; Golf

a fairway is considered hit if any part of the ball is touching the fairway surface after the tee shot on a par 4 or 5 in golf

bare lie

Sports; Golf

in golf, when the ball lies directly on hard ground without any grass beneath it

putter

Sports; Golf

The club that is used to hit the ball, usually on the green to get the ball in the hole.

punch shot

Sports; Golf

A shot usually used to get the ball out of difficult rough. The ball is hit on the downward stroke of a half swing shoots the ball out hard, fast and low.

even

Sports; Golf

having a score equal to that of par in golf

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