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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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Golf

Course

Sports; Golf

The place where golf is played. Golf courses have either 9 or 18 holes.

Fore

Sports; Golf

This is a warning to other golfers that the ball you just hit might hit them. Not good.

Slice

Sports; Golf

A shot that starts to go inside and then moves back outside. For a right-handed golfer the shot starts out to the left and the moves back to the right. Caused by too much backspin

Chunk

Sports; Golf

A golf swing that results in the club head hitting the ground before the ball resulting in a "chunk" of soil being dug up

Compression

Sports; Golf

The softness or hardness of a golf ball. Most golf balls have a compression of around 90.

Spray

Sports; Golf

Hitting the golf ball with a grossly inconsistent direction compared with the target

Michelle Wie

Sports; Golf

The phenom female golfer from Hawaii that became a superstar at age 16.

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