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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groove

Sports; Golf

The long lines cut into the clubface that allows the golfer to put spin on the ball.

halve a match

Sports; Golf

This is also a match play term, and it means that both players have won the same number holes during the match.

handicap

Sports; Golf

This is a scoring system that allows a player to adjust his score to that of standard scratch. Figuring a handicap can get a little complicated, but its purpose is to allow golfers at different skill ...

gross score

Sports; Golf

Your total score over the 18 holes before you take your handicap away, if you have one.

ground under repair

Sports; Golf

These are places on a golf course that are being repaired. If you hit your ball into one of these areas you can move it without having to take a penalty.