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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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ten finger grip

Sports; Golf

grip style with all ten fingers on the golf club

through line

Sports; Golf

this is the imaginary path that a golf ball would travel if the ball goes beyond the hole

partner

Sports; Golf

Players who are on the same side during a match.

penalty stroke

Sports; Golf

This is a stroke that is added to a player's score because he/she violated one of the rules of golf.

out of bounds

Sports; Golf

Marked by white posts, this is a part of the course where you are not allowed to play a ball out of. Hitting a ball out of bounds usually will cost the golfer a stroke.

outside agency

Sports; Golf

This is a term that is in the rules of golf that refers to something that might make a ball move, such as people, squirrels, among other things.

order of play

Sports; Golf

The player who is farthest away from the hole is the player who plays first. The player that won the previous hole gets to tee off first.

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