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== 0–9 ==
;[[What is the 19th Hole?|19th Hole]]
;[[What is the 19th Hole?|19th Hole]]
== A ==
;[[What is an ace in golf?|Ace]]
;[[What is an ace in golf?|Ace]]
;[[What is the address in golf?|Address]]
;[[What is the address in golf?|Address]]
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;[[What does it mean to attend the flag-stick in golf?|Attend (the Flag-stick)]]
;[[What does it mean to attend the flag-stick in golf?|Attend (the Flag-stick)]]
;[[What does away mean in golf?|Away]]
;[[What does away mean in golf?|Away]]
== B ==
;[[What is the Back Nine in golf?|Back Nine]]
;[[What is the Back Nine in golf?|Back Nine]]
;[[What is backspin in golf?|Backspin]]
;[[What is backspin in golf?|Backspin]]
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;[[What is a greenside bunker?|Bunker, Green-side]]
;[[What is a greenside bunker?|Bunker, Green-side]]
;[[What is a bye in golf?|Bye]]
;[[What is a bye in golf?|Bye]]
== C ==
;[[What is a caddie?|Caddie]]
;[[What is a caddie?|Caddie]]
;[[What is a Calcutta in golf?|Calcutta]]
;[[What is a Calcutta in golf?|Calcutta]]
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;[[What is a golf course?|Course]]
;[[What is a golf course?|Course]]
;[[What is a course rating in golf?|Course Rating]]
;[[What is a course rating in golf?|Course Rating]]
== D ==
;[[What is a divot?|Divot]]
;[[What is a divot?|Divot]]
;[[What is a dogleg in golf?|Dogleg]]
;[[What is a dogleg in golf?|Dogleg]]
;[[What is a double eagle in golf?|Double Eagle]]
;[[What is a double eagle in golf?|Double Eagle]]
;[[What is a draw in golf?|Draw]]
;[[What is a draw in golf?|Draw]]
== E ==
;[[What is an eagle in golf?|Eagle]]
;[[What is an eagle in golf?|Eagle]]
== F ==
;[[What is a fade in golf?|Fade]]
;[[What is a fade in golf?|Fade]]
;[[What is a fairway?|Fairway]]
;[[What is a fairway?|Fairway]]
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;[[What does Fore! mean in golf?|Fore]]
;[[What does Fore! mean in golf?|Fore]]
;[[What is a forecaddie?|Forecaddie]]
;[[What is a forecaddie?|Forecaddie]]
== G ==
;[[What does GIR stand for in golf, and what does it mean?|GIR (Green in Regulation)]]
;[[What does GIR stand for in golf, and what does it mean?|GIR (Green in Regulation)]]
;[[What is a Gimme in golf?|Gimme]]
;[[What is a Gimme in golf?|Gimme]]
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;[[What does it mean to ground a club in golf?|Grounding the Club]]
;[[What does it mean to ground a club in golf?|Grounding the Club]]
;[[What is a gross score in golf?|Gross Score]]
;[[What is a gross score in golf?|Gross Score]]
== H ==
;[[What is a handicap in golf?|Handicap]]
;[[What is a handicap in golf?|Handicap]]
;[[What is a Handicap Index in golf?|Handicap Index]]
;[[What is a Handicap Index in golf?|Handicap Index]]
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;[[What is a hook in golf?|Hook]]
;[[What is a hook in golf?|Hook]]
;[[What is a hosel in golf?|Hosel]]
;[[What is a hosel in golf?|Hosel]]
== I ==
;[[What are irons in golf?|Iron]]
;[[What are irons in golf?|Iron]]
== L ==
;[[What is lag in golf?|Lag]]
;[[What is lag in golf?|Lag]]
;[[What is a lag putt?|Lag Putt]]
;[[What is a lag putt?|Lag Putt]]
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;[[What is the lip of a golf hole?|Lip]]
;[[What is the lip of a golf hole?|Lip]]
;[[What does lip out mean in golf?|Lip Out]]
;[[What does lip out mean in golf?|Lip Out]]
== M ==
;[[What is match play in golf?|Match Play]]
;[[What is match play in golf?|Match Play]]
;[[What is medal play in golf?|Medal Play]]
;[[What is medal play in golf?|Medal Play]]
;[[What is a mulligan in golf?|Mulligan]]
;[[What is a mulligan in golf?|Mulligan]]
== N ==
;[[What is a net score in golf?|Net Score]]
;[[What is a net score in golf?|Net Score]]
;[[What is a nine in golf?|Nine]]
;[[What is a nine in golf?|Nine]]
;[[What is considered a normal score in golf?|Normal]]
;[[What is considered a normal score in golf?|Normal]]
== O ==
;[[What is an oblique shot in golf?|Oblique]]
;[[What is an oblique shot in golf?|Oblique]]
;[[What is an off-center hit in golf?|Off-center Hit]]
;[[What is an off-center hit in golf?|Off-center Hit]]
;[[What is a one-putt?|One-putt]]
;[[What is a one-putt?|One-putt]]
;[[What is an overclub in golf?|Overclub]]
;[[What is an overclub in golf?|Overclub]]
== P ==
;[[What is par in golf?|Par]]
;[[What is par in golf?|Par]]
;[[What is a Par 3 hole in golf?|Par 3]]
;[[What is a Par 3 hole in golf?|Par 3]]
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;[[What is a putting green?|Putting Green]]
;[[What is a putting green?|Putting Green]]
;[[What is a putter?|Putter]]
;[[What is a putter?|Putter]]
== Q ==
;[[What is Q-School in golf?|Q-school]]
;[[What is Q-School in golf?|Q-school]]
;[[What is a rangefinder?|Range Finder]]
;[[What is a rangefinder?|Range Finder]]
;[[What is Ready Golf?|Ready Golf]]
;[[What is Ready Golf?|Ready Golf]]
== R ==
;[[What is reaming in golf?|Reaming]]
;[[What is reaming in golf?|Reaming]]
;[[What is the Reverse Bounce Back technique in golf?|Reverse Bounce Back]]
;[[What is the Reverse Bounce Back technique in golf?|Reverse Bounce Back]]
;[[What is rough in golf?|Rough]]
;[[What is rough in golf?|Rough]]
== S ==
;[[What is a sand save in golf?|Sand Save]]
;[[What is a sand save in golf?|Sand Save]]
;[[What is a sand trap in golf?|Sand Trap]]
;[[What is a sand trap in golf?|Sand Trap]]
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;[[What is a golf swing?|Swing]]
;[[What is a golf swing?|Swing]]
;[[What is the swing plane in golf?|Swing Plane]]
;[[What is the swing plane in golf?|Swing Plane]]
== T ==
;[[What is a tap-in in golf?|Tap-In]]
;[[What is a tap-in in golf?|Tap-In]]
;[[What is the target?|Target]]
;[[What is the target?|Target]]
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;[[What is turf in golf?|Turf]]
;[[What is turf in golf?|Turf]]
;[[What is a twosome in golf?|Twosome]]
;[[What is a twosome in golf?|Twosome]]
== U ==
;[[What does under par mean in golf?|Under Par]]
;[[What does under par mean in golf?|Under Par]]
;[[What does up and down mean in golf?|Up and Down]]
;[[What does up and down mean in golf?|Up and Down]]
== W ==
;[[What is the waggle in golf?|Waggle]]
;[[What is the waggle in golf?|Waggle]]
;[[What is a walk-off in golf?|Walk-off]]
;[[What is a walk-off in golf?|Walk-off]]
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;[[What is considered a wild shot in golf?|Wild]]
;[[What is considered a wild shot in golf?|Wild]]
;[[What is a woods club?|Woods]]
;[[What is a woods club?|Woods]]
== Y ==
;[[What are the yips in golf?|Yips]]
;[[What are the yips in golf?|Yips]]

Revision as of 17:40, 19 September 2024

0–9

19th Hole

A

Ace
Address
Aggregate
Aim
Air Shot
Albatross
Alignment
All Square (AS)
Ambrose
Angle of Approach
Approach Shot
Apron
Artisan
Attend (the Flag-stick)
Away

B

Back Nine
Backspin
Back-swing
Bag
Ball
Ball Flight
Ball Marker
Ball Retriever
Ball Striking
Ball Washer
Banana-ball
Bandit
Bare Lie
Best Ball
Biarritz
Bifurcation
BIGGA
Birdie
Bisque
Bite
Blade
Blast
Blind
Block
Bogey
Bogey-Free
Bogey Golfer
Borrow
Bounce
Bounce Back
Break
Bullarding
Bump and Run
Bunker
Bunker Shot
Bunker, Fairway
Bunker, Green-side
Bye

C

Caddie
Calcutta
Carry
Cart
Casual Water
Cavity Back
Champions Tour
Chip
Chunk
Club
Club Fitting
Club-face
Club-head
Clubhouse
Collar
Come-backer
Compress
Compression
Condor
Concede
Count-back
Course
Course Rating

D

Divot
Dogleg
Double Eagle
Draw

E

Eagle

F

Fade
Fairway
Flop Shot
Fore
Forecaddie

G

GIR (Green in Regulation)
Gimme
Grain
Grand Slam
Green
Green Fee
Greensomes
Groove
Ground Under Repair (GUR)
Grounding the Club
Gross Score

H

Handicap
Handicap Index
Hazard
Head In
Hole in One
Hook
Hosel

I

Iron

L

Lag
Lag Putt
Lie
Lie Angle
Lip
Lip Out

M

Match Play
Medal Play
Mulligan

N

Net Score
Nine
Normal

O

Oblique
Off-center Hit
One-putt
Overclub

P

Par
Par 3
Par 4
Par 5
Partner
Penalty
Penalty Stroke
Pin
Pitch
Place
Play
Player
Poa Annua
Position
Pro
Pro Shop
Provisional Ball
Pull
Punch Shot
Push
Putt
Putting Green
Putter

Q

Q-school
Range Finder
Ready Golf

R

Reaming
Reverse Bounce Back
Rough

S

Sand Save
Sand Trap
Sandbagger
Scramble
Shank
Shrimp
Shot
Shotgun Start
Side
Slice
Snap Hook
Snowman
Society
Sole
Span
Speed
Sprachle
Spray
Stableford
Stimpmeter
Stinger
Stony
Strategic
Stroke
Swing
Swing Plane

T

Tap-In
Target
Tee
Tee Shot
Texas Wedge
Thin Shot
Three-wood
Through the Green
Trap
Turf
Twosome

U

Under Par
Up and Down

W

Waggle
Walk-off
Water Hazard
Wedge
Whiff
Wild
Woods

Y

Yips