Hello GGs!
This week we wanted to take a step back and focus on terminology.
As we write and edit our posts, it became clear that maybe not everyone knows all the terms we use on a daily basis. SO, we wanted to call out those overloaded terms and give a very clear definition of what we mean by them.
We also threw in some extras for fun 🙂
Tees – where you hit your first shot from (women typically play the red tee)
Pin – the flagstick on the green of every hole indicating where the cup is
Green – the culmination of a golf hole where the pin and hole are located
Dance floor – the green!
Fairway – the grassy area situated between the tee box and the green
Cup – the hole you are trying to get your golf ball in
Bunker – the sand pit where the ball sometimes lands
Links – any series of holes that make up a golf course
Stroke – each time you hit the ball, that counts as a stroke
Par – the number of strokes a player is expected to need to complete the play of one hole
Chipping – a short shot usually made from just off the green
Birdie – getting a score of one under par on a hole
Eagle – getting a score of two under par
Double Eagle/Albatross – getting a score of three under par
Bogey – getting a score of one over par
Double Bogey – getting a score of two over par
Buzzard – same as Double Bogey
Triple Bogey – getting a score of three over par
Handicap – the system used to rate the average number of strokes above par a player scores in one round of golf
Fore – when you hit a shot and it goes towards another person, warn them
Duff – a bad shot
Mulligan – when playing casually, this is a “do-over” shot made to replace a poorly hit shot, taken without counting the stroke toward the score
All square – tied score in match play
Beach – a term used to refer to a sand bunker
Deep – a hole located on the back of the green
Flyer – when you hit from the rough, this is a shot that goes a lot further than envisioned
Lip Out – when your ball hits the lip but doesn’t go in the hole
Chili Dip – when you hit the ground behind the ball before hitting the actual ball in one swing
Ready Golf – to speed up or maintain the pace of play players will hit when ready
Tap In – a short, easy putt that goes into the hole
The Turn – halfway point in a round
Velcro – the speed of the Putting Green on a golf course
Whiff – a swing that completely misses the ball
Army Golf – hitting the ball out of bounds on the left side, then hitting the ball out of bounds on the right side, and so forth
If we missed any terms you learn or want to share, please submit and we will update our dictionary!
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