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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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stiff

Sports; Golf

This is when a player hits the ball, from off the putting surface, next to or very close to the hole so that they canít miss the putt. The phrase is that they have "knocked it stiff".

Augusta National Golf Course

Sports; Golf

This is a golf course that is located in Georgia, USA, and is where the Masters golf tournament is played each year. Many golfers consider this tournament the most prestigious of the four major golf ...

stroke

Sports; Golf

When a golfer swings to hit the ball. A stroke starts on the downswing.

back nine

Sports; Golf

The final nine holes, 10-18, of an 18-hole golf course. Also known as "back side".

stroke counters

Sports; Golf

Devices that count or keep track of strokes.

back side

Sports; Golf

See "back nine".

stroke hole

Sports; Golf

A hole in match play where one player gets a stroke. The stroke index of the hole is what establishes whether it is a stroke hole or not.

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