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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back swing

Sports; Golf

A golfer's Back Swing begins when he moves the club head away from the ball and it ends when he begins to move the club head toward the ball to hit it.

stroke index

Sports; Golf

A determination of how difficult a particular hole is. This is used to determine Stroke Holes during stroke or match play.

backspin

Sports; Golf

Putting reverse spin on a ball that keeps it from going forward after it has hit the ground.

stroke play

Sports; Golf

The golfer who uses the fewest strokes, after any handicap deductions, is the winner of the tournament.

ball in play

Sports; Golf

A ball is in play from the time a player begins his/her downswing in the teeing area and continues to be in play until the ball is either holed out, goes out of bounds, is lost or picked up.