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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Bump and run

Sports; Golf

As the name suggests a bump and run describes a ball which is hit into the air flies towards the target and then 'bumps' into the ground and 'rolls' the rest of the way towards its target. A seven ...

Body english

Sports; Golf

Signals given by a golfer's posture immediately after making contact with the ball that tell the educated observer what the golfer thought of his/her swing. Also refers to the gyrations some ...

Bite

Sports; Golf

What a golfer yells at their ball when they want it to stop quickly on the green (and not roll off the back edge). Bite actually refers to a braking effect caused by underspin induced by a ...

Skins

Sports; Golf

A competition between two to five players where each hole is competed for individually. A wager (called a "skin") is made on each hole. The skin is awarded to the player who wins the hole outright. ...

Fat

Sports; Golf

A golf shot in which the golf club takes too much grass under the ball causing the golf shot to be well short of the green. A fat shot is often caused by the golfer taking their eye of the golf ...

Plus fours

Sports; Golf

Not just any knickerbockers- these were the style of knickerbockers (or "knickers") worn on tour by the late Payne Stewart. "Plus four" refers to the extra four inches of material when compared to ...

Q school

Sports; Golf

Short for "Qualifying School", a term used to indicate the preliminary competition an aspiring player must survive in order to qualify for The PGA Tour. In the final stage of "The PGA Tour ...