Golf

Golf

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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hole in one (or ace)

Sports; Golf

hitting the golf ball directly from the tee into the cup in one shot

Royal and Ancient Golf Club

Sports; Golf

The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews, Scotland. The governing body of golf.

good-good

Sports; Golf

in golf, this is when both players agree to concede each other's putts as "gimmes"

rimmed

Sports; Golf

Usually a putt that goes around the lip of the cup but does not drop in the cup.

halved

Sports; Golf

in golf match play, a hole is halved (or tied) when both players or teams have played the same number of strokes

hole

Sports; Golf

a round hole in the ground in golf, which is also called "the cup"; it is 4.25 in. diameter

scramble

Sports; Golf

This is a team competition format. Each player will hit a ball off the tee. The second shot will use the best one or two ball(s) that was hit off the tee. So if two players form a team, the best ...