Glossary
This glossary contains current golf terminology. Hover over a word to see its definition.
0–9
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
E
F
G
- GIR (Green in Regulation)
- Gimme
- Grain
- Grand Slam
- Green
- Green Fee
- Greensomes
- Groove
- Ground Under Repair (GUR)
- Grounding the Club
- Gross Score
H
I
L
M
N
O
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
R
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