ace: A hole made in one stroke.

caddy: Someone who carries a player's club during play and offers him assistance in accordancewith the rules.

clubhouse lawyer: A self-appointed caller or arbiter of the rules.

come back shot: The shot you make after you have overshot the hole.

dead ball: A ball is said to be dead when there is no doubt that it will be sank on the next shot.

drive: To hit the ball with maximum force and full stroke. Usually with a driver from the tee.

duffer: An unskilled golfer. Also called a hacker.

eagle: a golf score of two strokes under par on a hole.

explode: To hit the ball from sand using a steeply lofted club with the club hitting into the sand behind the ball and spraying a large amount of sand.

explosion shot: A shot that takes large quantities of sand out of a sand trap.

fat shot: When the club hits the ground behind the ball. This results in high or low shots with a loss of distance.

follow-through: The continuation of the swing after the ball has been hit.

fore: An expression used to warn anyone who may be in danger from the flight of the ball.

fried-egg: A ball half-buried in the sand.

home pro: A professional who holds a postion at a golf club, teaches and plays only in local events.

gimme: A putt that is certain to be made on the next shot and will most likely be conceded by an opponent.

gobble: An obsolete slang term meaning a hard-hit putt that holes out.

grip: The part of the shaft by which the club is held. Covered with leather or other material. Also means the manner in which you hold the club.

hack: To chop violently at the ball. To make bad shots. To play bad golf.

hazard: A hazard is any sand trap, bunker or water on the course that may cause difficulty.

hole in one: a hole made with one stroke. Same as an "ace".

 home pro: A professional who holds a position at a golf club, teaches, and plays only in local events.

impact: The moment when the ball strikes the club.

jail: Help, I'm in jail! Stated when you are faced with a very difficult shot.

jerk: To hit the ball from a bad lie, rough or sand, with a downward cutting motion causing the clubhead to dig into the ground beneath the ball.

mis-club: To use the wrong club for the shot.

mis-read: To putt wrongly. To not read the green correctly.

model swing: A totally professional swing.

mulligan: A second shot that is allowed to be taken in friendly play when the player has "muffed" (see above) the first one. Not allowed by the rules.

obstruction: Any artificial object that has been left or placed on the course with the exception of course boundary markers and constructed roads and paths.

Off-centre: A poor hit.

one-putt: To hole the ball using only one shot on the green.

overclub: To use a club that gives to much distance.

par: The number of strokes a player should take to complete a round with good performance. Par for each hole is given on the scorecard.

quitting on the ball: Not hitting through your shot with complete effort.

reading the green: Determining the path which the ball will take on its way to the hole by analyzing the contour and texture of the green.

rifle: To play a shot accurately and for a great distance.

rim: To run round the edge of the cup.

rub of the green: Any accident, not caused by a player or caddie, that moves or stops a ball in play and for which no relief is given under the rules. This is when your ball is deflected by agencies beyond your control that are not part of the match or the competitor's side in stroke play. A bit of bad luck.

sandbagger: A golfer who lies about his ability to gain an edge in the game.

shotmaker: A player who has the ability to play a great many different shots.

skulling: Hitting the ball at or above its center causing the ball to be hit too hard and travel too great a distance.

sky: To hit underneath the ball sending it much higher than intended. Like a pop fly in baseball

smother: To hit down on the ball so that it travels a short distance on the ground.

stance: The position of your feet when addressing the ball.

touch: Accuracy, especially in putting.

underclubbing: Using a club that does not give the needed distance.

windcheater: A shot played low against the wind. It is played with strong backspin and starts low and rises only toward the end of the shot.

wormburner: A ball hit with adequate distance that hugs the ground.

zillion: That last hole was a bad one, I shot a ZILLION!

zoomie: A drive that goes further than most drives ever hit by the golfer who smacked it.
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