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DFLMPRTACEDS[v. ACED, ACING, ACES] [Wiktionary - Sense 10] A hole in one.
SCANEST[v. CANNED, CANNING°, CANS] [Wiktionary - Sense 33] To hole the ball.
SCUPS[v. CUPPED, CUPPING°, CUPS] [Wiktionary - Sense 10] A cup-shaped object placed in the target hole.
SCUTES[v. CUT°, CUTTING°, CUTS] [Wiktionary - Sense 59] In a stroke play competition, the early elimination of those players who have not then attained a preannounced score, so that the rest of the competition is less pressed for time and more entertaining for spectators.
—DUBS[v. DUBBED, DUBBING°, DUBS] [Wiktionary - Sense 12] To execute a shot poorly.
—FATES[a. FATTER, FATTEST] [Wiktionary - Sense 11] Being a shot in which the ground is struck before the ball.
PLIEDFNRSU[v. LAY°, LAIN, LYING°, LIES] [Wiktionary - Sense 10] The terrain and conditions surrounding the ball before it is struck.
SPARADEKRST[v. PARRED, PARRING, PARS] [Wiktionary - Sense 8] The allotted number of strokes to reach the hole.
SPINAEGKSTY[v. PINNED, PINNING, PINS] [Wiktionary - Sense 11] The flagstick: the flag-bearing pole which marks the location of a hole
BGRANDGIKT[v. RAN, RUNNING°, RUNS] [Wiktionary - Sense 60] To strike (the ball) in such a way as to cause it to run along the ground, as when approaching a hole.
—RUNEGST[v. RAN, RUNNING°, RUNS] [Wiktionary - Sense 60] To strike (the ball) in such a way as to cause it to run along the ground, as when approaching a hole.
—TEEDLMNS[v. TEED, TEEING, TEES] [Wiktionary - Sense 6] A flat area of ground from which players hit their first shots on a golf hole.
—TOEADS[v. TOED, TOEING, TOES] [Wiktionary - Sense 19] To mishit a golf ball with the toe of the club.
ASTOPEHIOS[v. TOPPED, TOPPING°, TOPS] [Wiktionary - Sense 26] A stroke on the top of the ball.
FLMPRACED—[v. ACED, ACING, ACES] [Wiktionary - Sense 10] A hole in one.
DFLMPRTACES—[v. ACED, ACING, ACES] [Wiktionary - Sense 10] A hole in one.
—AWAY—[b.] [Wiktionary - Sense 17] Being the player whose ball lies farthest from the hole (or, in disc golf, whose disc lies farthest from the target).
—BAFFSY[v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 3] To strike the ground with the bottom of the club when taking a stroke.
SCANSOT[v. CANNED, CANNING°, CANS] [Wiktionary - Sense 33] To hole the ball.
—CARDS[v. -ED, -ING°, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 29] To make (a stated score), as recorded on a scoring card.
—CHIPS[v. CHIPPED, CHIPPING, CHIPS] [Wiktionary - Sense 12] A low shot, usually played at short range around and onto a green, intended to travel a short distance through the air and roll the remainder of the way towards the hole.
—CLUBS[v. CLUBBED, CLUBBING°, CLUBS] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] An implement to hit the ball in certain ball games, such as golf.
SCUPS—[v. CUPPED, CUPPING°, CUPS] [Wiktionary - Sense 10] A cup-shaped object placed in the target hole.
SCUTS—[v. CUT°, CUTTING°, CUTS] [Wiktionary - Sense 59] In a stroke play competition, the early elimination of those players who have not then attained a preannounced score, so that the rest of the competition is less pressed for time and more entertaining for spectators.
—DEADS[a. DEADER, DEADEST] [Wiktionary - Sense 19] Lying so near the hole that the player is certain to hole it in the next stroke.
—DINGEOSY[v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 8] To mishit (a golf ball).
—DODOS[n. -DOES or -DOS] [Wiktionary - Sense 3] A hole in one.
ADOWNSY[v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 57] To sink (a ball) into a hole or pocket.
—DRAWLNS[v. DREW, DRAWN, DRAWING°, DRAWS] [Wiktionary - Sense 16] To hit (the ball) with the toe of the club so that it is deflected toward the left (or, for a left-handed player, toward the right, originally in an uncontrolled and now a controlled manner.
—DREW—[v. DREW, DRAWN, DRAWING°, DRAWS] [Wiktionary - Sense 16] To hit (the ball) with the toe of the club so that it is deflected toward the left (or, for a left-handed player, toward the right, originally in an uncontrolled and now a controlled manner.
—DUBS—[v. DUBBED, DUBBING°, DUBS] [Wiktionary - Sense 12] To execute a shot poorly.
—DUFFS[v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 16] To hit the ground behind the ball.
—FACEDRST[v. FACED, FACING°, FACES] [Wiktionary - Sense 21] The part of a golf club that hits the ball.
—FADEDRS[v. FADED, FADING°, FADES] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] A golf shot that curves intentionally to the player's right (if they are right-handed) or to the left (if left-handed).
—FATSO[a. FATTER, FATTEST] [Wiktionary - Sense 11] Being a shot in which the ground is struck before the ball.
—FLATS[a. FLATTER°, FLATTEST] [Wiktionary - Sense 23] Having a head at a very obtuse angle to the shaft.
AFORESX[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 3] An exclamation yelled to inform players a ball is moving in their direction.
—GOLFS[v. -ED, -ING°, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 3] To play the game of golf.
WHEELS[v. -ED, -ING°, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 19] The part of a club head's face nearest the shaft.
DTWHOLEDSY[v. HOLED, HOLING, HOLES] [Wiktionary - Sense 3] A subsurface standard-size hole, also called cup, hitting the ball into which is the object of play. Each hole, of which there are usually eighteen as the standard on a full course, is located on a prepared surface, called the green, of a particular type grass.
CSHOOKASY[v. -ED, -ING°, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 31] A golf shot that (for the right-handed player) curves unintentionally to the left. (See draw, slice, fade.)
GIRONESY[v. -ED, -ING°, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 9] A golf club used for middle-distance shots.
BEPSLAIN—[v. LAY°, LAIN, LYING°, LIES] [Wiktionary - Sense 10] The terrain and conditions surrounding the ball before it is struck.
FPLIES—[v. LAY°, LAIN, LYING°, LIES] [Wiktionary - Sense 10] The terrain and conditions surrounding the ball before it is struck.
ALIKEDNRS[a. LIKER°, LIKEST] [Wiktionary - Sense 21] The stroke that equalizes the number of strokes played by the opposing player or side.
ALOFTSY[v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 8] The pitch or slope of the face of a golf club (tending to drive the ball upward).
—MARKAS[v. -ED, -ING°, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 56] To put a marker in the place of one's ball.
SPARSE[v. PARRED, PARRING, PARS] [Wiktionary - Sense 8] The allotted number of strokes to reach the hole.
SPINS—[v. PINNED, PINNING, PINS] [Wiktionary - Sense 11] The flagstick: the flag-bearing pole which marks the location of a hole
—PULLS[v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 21] To strike the ball in a particular manner. (See noun sense.)
—PUREER[a. PURER, PUREST] [Wiktionary - Sense 11] To hit (the ball) completely cleanly and accurately.
—PUTTIOSY[v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The act of tapping a golf ball lightly on a putting green.
—RUNS—[v. RAN, RUNNING°, RUNS] [Wiktionary - Sense 60] To strike (the ball) in such a way as to cause it to run along the ground, as when approaching a hole.
—SANK—[v. SANK, SUNK or SUNKEN, SINKING, SINKS] [Wiktionary - Sense 5] To pot; hit a ball into a pocket or hole.
—SINKS[v. SANK, SUNK or SUNKEN, SINKING, SINKS] [Wiktionary - Sense 5] To pot; hit a ball into a pocket or hole.
—SUNK—[v. SANK, SUNK or SUNKEN, SINKING, SINKS] [Wiktionary - Sense 5] To pot; hit a ball into a pocket or hole.
STEED—[v. TEED, TEEING, TEES] [Wiktionary - Sense 6] A flat area of ground from which players hit their first shots on a golf hole.
—TEES—[v. TEED, TEEING, TEES] [Wiktionary - Sense 6] A flat area of ground from which players hit their first shots on a golf hole.
—THINEGKS[a. THINNER°, THINNEST] [Wiktionary - Sense 6] Describing a poorly played golf shot where the ball is struck by the bottom part of the club head. See fat, shank, toe.
—TOED—[v. TOED, TOEING, TOES] [Wiktionary - Sense 19] To mishit a golf ball with the toe of the club.
—TOES—[v. TOED, TOEING, TOES] [Wiktionary - Sense 19] To mishit a golf ball with the toe of the club.
STOPS—[v. TOPPED, TOPPING°, TOPS] [Wiktionary - Sense 26] A stroke on the top of the ball.
—TRUEDRS[a. TRUER, TRUEST] [Wiktionary - Sense 8] Accurate; following a path toward the target.
—WOODSY[v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 5] A type of golf club, the head of which was traditionally made of wood.
—YIPS—[v. YIPPED, YIPPING, YIPS] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A nervous condition which prevents a sportsperson from playing properly; especially a condition which causes a golfer to miss an easy putt, or a tennis player to serve a double fault.
FLMPRACING—[v. ACED, ACING, ACES] [Wiktionary - Sense 10] A hole in one.
—BAFFS—[v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 3] To strike the ground with the bottom of the club when taking a stroke.
—BAFFY—[n. -FIES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] An obsolete wooden golf club with high loft.
—BOGEYS[v. -GEYED, -GEYING, -GEYS] [Wiktionary - Sense 8] The notional opponent of a golfer playing alone.
—BOGIES[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 10] A score of one over par on a hole.
—BREAKS[v. BROKE, BROKEN, BREAKING°, BREAKS] [Wiktionary - Sense 73] The curve imparted to the ball's motion on the green due to slope or grass texture.
—BROKENR[v. BROKE, BROKEN, BREAKING°, BREAKS] [Wiktionary - Sense 73] The curve imparted to the ball's motion on the green due to slope or grass texture.
—CADDY—[v. -DIED, -DYING, -DIES] [Wiktionary - Sense 7] Chiefly followed by for: alternative spelling of caddie (“to serve as a caddy (noun sense) for a golfer”)
—CANST—[v. CANNED, CANNING°, CANS] [Wiktionary - Sense 33] To hole the ball.
—CARDS—[v. -ED, -ING°, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 29] To make (a stated score), as recorded on a scoring card.
SCARRY—[v. -RIED, -RYING, -RIES] [Wiktionary - Sense 35] The distance travelled by the ball when struck, until it hits the ground.
—CHIPS—[v. CHIPPED, CHIPPING, CHIPS] [Wiktionary - Sense 12] A low shot, usually played at short range around and onto a green, intended to travel a short distance through the air and roll the remainder of the way towards the hole.
—CHOKEDRSY[v. CHOKED, CHOKING, CHOKES] [Wiktionary - Sense 7] To hold the club or bat lower on the shaft in order to shorten one's swing.
—CLEEKS[v. CLAUCHT or CLEEKED, CLEEKING, CLEEKS] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] A metal-headed golf club with little loft, equivalent in a modern set of clubs to a one or two iron or a four wood.
—CLUBS—[v. CLUBBED, CLUBBING°, CLUBS] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] An implement to hit the ball in certain ball games, such as golf.
—COULDA[v. CANNED, CANNING°, CANS] [Wiktionary - Sense 33] To hole the ball.
—DEADS—[a. DEADER, DEADEST] [Wiktionary - Sense 19] Lying so near the hole that the player is certain to hole it in the next stroke.
—DINGS—[v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 8] To mishit (a golf ball).
—DIVOTS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A torn-up piece of turf, especially by a golf club in making a stroke or by a horse's hoof.
—DODOS—[n. -DOES or -DOS] [Wiktionary - Sense 3] A hole in one.
—DOWNS—[v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 57] To sink (a ball) into a hole or pocket.
—DRAVE—[v. DROVE° or DRAVE, DRIVEN, DRIVING°, DRIVES] [Wiktionary - Sense 41] A stroke made with a driver.
—DRAWN—[v. DREW, DRAWN, DRAWING°, DRAWS] [Wiktionary - Sense 16] To hit (the ball) with the toe of the club so that it is deflected toward the left (or, for a left-handed player, toward the right, originally in an uncontrolled and now a controlled manner.
—DRAWS—[v. DREW, DRAWN, DRAWING°, DRAWS] [Wiktionary - Sense 16] To hit (the ball) with the toe of the club so that it is deflected toward the left (or, for a left-handed player, toward the right, originally in an uncontrolled and now a controlled manner.
—DRIVELNRS[v. DROVE° or DRAVE, DRIVEN, DRIVING°, DRIVES] [Wiktionary - Sense 41] A stroke made with a driver.
—DUFFS—[v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 16] To hit the ground behind the ball.
—DUNCH—[n. -ES] [Wiktionary - Sense 6] A fat hit from a claggy lie.
BEAGLEDST[v. EAGLED, EAGLING, EAGLES] [Wiktionary - Sense 4] A score of two under par for a hole.
—FACED—[v. FACED, FACING°, FACES] [Wiktionary - Sense 21] The part of a golf club that hits the ball.
—FACES—[v. FACED, FACING°, FACES] [Wiktionary - Sense 21] The part of a golf club that hits the ball.
—FADED—[v. FADED, FADING°, FADES] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] A golf shot that curves intentionally to the player's right (if they are right-handed) or to the left (if left-handed).
—FADES—[v. FADED, FADING°, FADES] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] A golf shot that curves intentionally to the player's right (if they are right-handed) or to the left (if left-handed).
—FLATS—[a. FLATTER°, FLATTEST] [Wiktionary - Sense 23] Having a head at a very obtuse angle to the shaft.
—FOREST[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 3] An exclamation yelled to inform players a ball is moving in their direction.
—GIMMES[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 3] A tap-in putt, usually a couple inches from the cup.
—GOLFS—[v. -ED, -ING°, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] third-person singular simple present indicative of golf
—GREENSY[a. GREENER, GREENEST] [Wiktionary - Sense 3] A putting green, the part of a golf course near the hole.
—HALVEDS[v. HALVED, HALVING°, HALVES] [Wiktionary - Sense 5] In match play, to achieve a tie or draw on.
WHEELS—[v. -ED, -ING°, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 19] The part of a club head's face nearest the shaft.
THOLED—[v. HOLED, HOLING, HOLES] [Wiktionary - Sense 3] A subsurface standard-size hole, also called cup, hitting the ball into which is the object of play. Each hole, of which there are usually eighteen as the standard on a full course, is located on a prepared surface, called the green, of a particular type grass.
DTWHOLES—[v. HOLED, HOLING, HOLES] [Wiktionary - Sense 3] A subsurface standard-size hole, also called cup, hitting the ball into which is the object of play. Each hole, of which there are usually eighteen as the standard on a full course, is located on a prepared surface, called the green, of a particular type grass.
—HONORS[v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 6] The right to play one's ball before one's opponent.
CSHOOKS—[v. -ED, -ING°, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 31] A golf shot that (for the right-handed player) curves unintentionally to the left. (See draw, slice, fade.)
—HOSELS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The portion of the head of a golf club to which the shaft of the club attaches.
GIRONS—[v. -ED, -ING°, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 9] A golf club used for middle-distance shots.
—LIKED—[a. LIKER°, LIKEST] [Wiktionary - Sense 21] The stroke that equalizes the number of strokes played by the opposing player or side.
—LIKEST[a. LIKER°, LIKEST] [Wiktionary - Sense 21] The stroke that equalizes the number of strokes played by the opposing player or side.
BCPSLINKS—[v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 3] A golf course, especially one situated on dunes by the sea.
—LOFTS—[v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 8] The pitch or slope of the face of a golf club (tending to drive the ball upward).
—MARKS—[v. -ED, -ING°, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 56] To put a marker in the place of one's ball.
—PITCHY[v. -ED, -ING, -ES] [Wiktionary - Sense 11] A short, high, lofty shot that lands with backspin.
SPOTTY—[a. -TIER, -TIEST] [Wiktionary - Sense 6] Easy to pot the ball on.
—PRESS—[v. -ED, -ING°, -ES] [Wiktionary - Sense 9] An additional bet in a golf match that duplicates an existing (usually losing) wager in value, but begins even at the time of the bet.
—PULLS—[v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 21] To strike the ball in a particular manner. (See noun sense.)
—PURER—[a. PURER, PUREST] [Wiktionary - Sense 11] To hit (the ball) completely cleanly and accurately.
—PUTTS—[v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The act of tapping a golf ball lightly on a putting green.
—PUTTY—[v. -TIED, -TYING, -TIES] [Wiktionary - Sense 4] A golf ball made of composition and not gutta-percha.
TROUGHSY[a. ROUGHER°, ROUGHEST] [Wiktionary - Sense 15] The unmowed part of a golf course.
—SHANKS[v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 9] A poorly played golf shot in which the ball is struck by the part of the club head that connects to the shaft.
—SHORTSY[a. SHORTER, SHORTEST] [Wiktionary - Sense 7] Of an approach shot or putt, that falls short of the green or the hole.
—SINKS—[v. SANK, SUNK or SUNKEN, SINKING, SINKS] [Wiktionary - Sense 5] To pot; hit a ball into a pocket or hole.
—SKULLS[v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 9] To strike the top of (the ball).
—SLICEDRS[v. SLICED, SLICING, SLICES] [Wiktionary - Sense 12] A shot that (for the right-handed player) curves unintentionally to the right. See fade, hook, draw.
—SPOONSY[v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 4] A wooden-headed golf club with moderate loft, similar to the modern fairway wood.
—STICKSY[v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 30] The pole bearing a small flag that marks the hole.
—STIFFSY[a. STIFFER, STIFFEST] [Wiktionary - Sense 14] Of a shot, landing so close to the flagstick that it should be very easy to sink the ball with the next shot.
—STUCK—[v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 30] The pole bearing a small flag that marks the hole.
—THINS—[a. THINNER°, THINNEST] [Wiktionary - Sense 6] Describing a poorly played golf shot where the ball is struck by the bottom part of the club head. See fat, shank, toe.
—THIRDS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 7] A handicap of one stroke every third hole.
—TRUED—[a. TRUER, TRUEST] [Wiktionary - Sense 8] Accurate; following a path toward the target.
—TRUER—[a. TRUER, TRUEST] [Wiktionary - Sense 8] Accurate; following a path toward the target.
—TRUEST[a. TRUER, TRUEST] [Wiktionary - Sense 8] Accurate; following a path toward the target.
—WEDGEDS[v. WEDGED, WEDGING, WEDGES] [Wiktionary - Sense 8] A type of iron club used for short, high trajectories.
—WOODSY[v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 5] A type of golf club, the head of which was traditionally made of wood.
—BAFFED—[v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 3] To strike the ground with the bottom of the club when taking a stroke.
—BAGMAN—[n. BAGMEN] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] A caddy.
—BAGMEN—[n. BAGMEN] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] A caddy.
—BIRDIEDS[v. BIRDIED, BIRDIEING, BIRDIES] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] The completion of a hole one stroke below par.
—BOGEYS—[v. -GEYED, -GEYING, -GEYS] [Wiktionary - Sense 8] The notional opponent of a golfer playing alone.
—BOGIES—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 10] A score of one over par on a hole.
—BORROWS[v. -ED, -ING°, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 12] To adjust one's aim in order to compensate for the slope of the green.
—BREAKS—[v. BROKE, BROKEN, BREAKING°, BREAKS] [Wiktionary - Sense 73] The curve imparted to the ball's motion on the green due to slope or grass texture.
—BULGERS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A driver or a brassy with a convex face.
—BUNKERS[v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 5] A hazard on a golf course consisting of a sand-filled hollow.
—CADDIEDS[v. -DIED, -DYING, -DIES] [Wiktionary - Sense 4] A person hired to assist a golfer by carrying their golf clubs and providing advice.
SCANNED—[v. CANNED, CANNING°, CANS] [Wiktionary - Sense 33] To hole the ball.
—CARDED—[v. -ED, -ING°, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 29] To make (a stated score), as recorded on a scoring card.
—CHOKED—[v. CHOKED, CHOKING, CHOKES] [Wiktionary - Sense 7] To hold the club or bat lower on the shaft in order to shorten one's swing.
—CHOKES—[v. CHOKED, CHOKING, CHOKES] [Wiktionary - Sense 7] To hold the club or bat lower on the shaft in order to shorten one's swing.
—CLEEKS—[v. CLAUCHT or CLEEKED, CLEEKING, CLEEKS] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] A metal-headed golf club with little loft, equivalent in a modern set of clubs to a one or two iron or a four wood.
—CONDORS[n. -S or -ES] [Wiktionary - Sense 4] The completion of a hole four strokes under par (a quadruple birdie, triple eagle, or double albatross).
—COURSEDRS[v. COURSED, COURSING°, COURSES] [Wiktionary - Sense 16] A golf course.
—CUPPED—[v. CUPPED, CUPPING°, CUPS] [Wiktionary - Sense 10] A cup-shaped object placed in the target hole.
—DEADER—[a. DEADER, DEADEST] [Wiktionary - Sense 19] Lying so near the hole that the player is certain to hole it in the next stroke.
—DINGED—[v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 8] To mishit (a golf ball).
—DIVOTS—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A torn-up piece of turf, especially by a golf club in making a stroke or by a horse's hoof.
—DODOES—[n. -DOES or -DOS] [Wiktionary - Sense 3] A hole in one.
—DOGLEGS[v. -LEGGED, -LEGGING, -LEGS] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] A sharp bend in the fairway before reaching a hole.
—DORMIE—[a.] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] In match play, leading the match by the same number of holes as remain to be played.
—DOWNED—[v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 57] To sink (a ball) into a hole or pocket.
—DRIVEN—[v. DROVE° or DRAVE, DRIVEN, DRIVING°, DRIVES] [Wiktionary - Sense 41] A stroke made with a driver.
—DRIVERS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 7] A golf club used to drive the ball a great distance.
—DRIVES—[v. DROVE° or DRAVE, DRIVEN, DRIVING°, DRIVES] [Wiktionary - Sense 41] A stroke made with a driver.
—DUBBED—[v. DUBBED, DUBBING°, DUBS] [Wiktionary - Sense 6] Poorly executed; mis-swung.
—DUFFED—[v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 16] To hit the ground behind the ball.
BEAGLED—[v. EAGLED, EAGLING, EAGLES] [Wiktionary - Sense 4] A score of two under par for a hole.
BEAGLES—[v. EAGLED, EAGLING, EAGLES] [Wiktionary - Sense 4] A score of two under par for a hole.
—FATTED—[a. FATTER, FATTEST] [Wiktionary - Sense 11] Being a shot in which the ground is struck before the ball.
—FATTER—[a. FATTER, FATTEST] [Wiktionary - Sense 11] Being a shot in which the ground is struck before the ball.
—FRINGEDS[v. FRINGED, FRINGING°, FRINGES] [Wiktionary - Sense 12] The area around the green
—GIMMES—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 3] A tap-in putt, usually a couple inches from the cup.
—GIMMIES[n. -MIES] · an easy golf putt conceded to an opponent
—GOBBLEDRS[v. -BLED, -BLING, -BLES] [Wiktionary - Sense 4] A rapid straight putt so strongly played that, if the ball had not gone into the hole, it would have gone a long way past.
—GOLFED—[v. -ED, -ING°, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] simple past and past participle of golf
—GOLFERS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Someone who plays golf.
—GREENS—[a. GREENER, GREENEST] [Wiktionary - Sense 3] A putting green, the part of a golf course near the hole.
—HALVED—[v. HALVED, HALVING°, HALVES] [Wiktionary - Sense 5] In match play, to achieve a tie or draw on.
—HANDSY—[a.] Prone to touching other people with one's hands.
—HAZARDS[v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 4] A sand or water obstacle on a golf course.
WHEELED—[v. -ED, -ING°, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 19] The part of a club head's face nearest the shaft.
THOLING—[v. HOLED, HOLING, HOLES] [Wiktionary - Sense 3] A subsurface standard-size hole, also called cup, hitting the ball into which is the object of play. Each hole, of which there are usually eighteen as the standard on a full course, is located on a prepared surface, called the green, of a particular type grass.
—HONORS—[v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 6] The right to play one's ball before one's opponent.
—HOOKED—[v. -ED, -ING°, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 31] A golf shot that (for the right-handed player) curves unintentionally to the left. (See draw, slice, fade.)
—HOSELS—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The portion of the head of a golf club to which the shaft of the club attaches.
—HYBRIDS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 6] A golf club that combines the characteristics of an iron and a wood.
—IRONED—[v. -ED, -ING°, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 9] A golf club used for middle-distance shots.
—JIGGERS[v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 10] A golf club used to play low flying shots to the putting green from short distances.
—JUNGLEDS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 7] Dense rough.
—LIKEST—[a. LIKER°, LIKEST] [Wiktionary - Sense 21] The stroke that equalizes the number of strokes played by the opposing player or side.
—LOFTED—[v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] Having (a specified amount of) loft.
—LOFTERS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] An obsolete golf club, the predecessor of the niblick.
—MARKED—[v. -ED, -ING°, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 56] To put a marker in the place of one's ball.
—MASHIES[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A metal-headed golf club with a moderate loft, the equivalent of a five iron in a modern set of clubs.
SPARRED—[v. PARRED, PARRING, PARS] [Wiktionary - Sense 8] The allotted number of strokes to reach the hole.
—PHENOMS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Someone or something that is phenomenal, especially a promising young player in sports like baseball, American football, basketball, tennis, and golf.
—PINNED—[v. PINNED, PINNING, PINS] [Wiktionary - Sense 11] The flagstick: the flag-bearing pole which marks the location of a hole
—PULLED—[v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 21] To strike the ball in a particular manner. (See noun sense.)
—PUREST—[a. PURER, PUREST] [Wiktionary - Sense 11] To hit (the ball) completely cleanly and accurately.
—PUTTED—[v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The act of tapping a golf ball lightly on a putting green.
SPUTTERS[v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 5] A golf club specifically intended for a putt.
—RELIEFS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 10] Permission for a player to move their ball to a more convenient spot before taking a shot, under certain circumstances.
PREMADE—[v. -MADE, -MAKING, -MAKES] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] A golf ball made from reclaimed materials.
—SCLAFFS[v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A poor golf shot, where the club hits the ground before it hits the ball.
—SHANKS—[v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 9] A poorly played golf shot in which the ball is struck by the part of the club head that connects to the shaft.
—SHORTS—[a. SHORTER, SHORTEST] [Wiktionary - Sense 7] Of an approach shot or putt, that falls short of the green or the hole.
—SKINNY—[a. -NIER, -NIEST] [Wiktionary - Sense 5] Synonym of thin (“type of shot where the ball is struck by the bottom part of the club head”).
—SKULLS—[v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 9] To strike the top of (the ball).
—SLICED—[v. SLICED, SLICING, SLICES] [Wiktionary - Sense 12] A shot that (for the right-handed player) curves unintentionally to the right. See fade, hook, draw.
—SLICES—[v. SLICED, SLICING, SLICES] [Wiktionary - Sense 12] A shot that (for the right-handed player) curves unintentionally to the right. See fade, hook, draw.
—SPOONS—[v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 4] A wooden-headed golf club with moderate loft, similar to the modern fairway wood.
—STICKS—[v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 30] The pole bearing a small flag that marks the hole.
—STIFFS—[a. STIFFER, STIFFEST] [Wiktionary - Sense 14] Of a shot, landing so close to the flagstick that it should be very easy to sink the ball with the next shot.
—STROKEDRS[v. STROKED, STROKING, STROKES] [Wiktionary - Sense 6] A single act of striking at the ball with a club; also, at matchplay, a shot deducted from a player's score at a hole as a result of a handicapping system.
—STYMIEDS[v. -MIED, -MIEING, -MIES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A situation where an opponent's ball is directly in the way of one's own ball and the hole, on the putting green (abolished 1952).
—SUBPART[a.] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] Synonym of below par.
—SUNKEN—[v. SANK, SUNK or SUNKEN, SINKING, SINKS] [Wiktionary - Sense 5] To pot; hit a ball into a pocket or hole.
—TEEING—[v. TEED, TEEING, TEES] [Wiktionary - Sense 6] A flat area of ground from which players hit their first shots on a golf hole.
—THIRDS—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 7] A handicap of one stroke every third hole.
—TOEING—[v. TOED, TOEING, TOES] [Wiktionary - Sense 19] To mishit a golf ball with the toe of the club.
STOPPED—[v. TOPPED, TOPPING°, TOPS] [Wiktionary - Sense 26] A stroke on the top of the ball.
—TRUEST—[a. TRUER, TRUEST] [Wiktionary - Sense 8] Accurate; following a path toward the target.
—TRUING—[a. TRUER, TRUEST] [Wiktionary - Sense 8] Accurate; following a path toward the target.
—WAGGLEDS[v. -GLED, -GLING, -GLES] [Wiktionary - Sense 6] The preliminary swinging of the club head back and forth over the ball in the line of the proposed stroke.
—WEDGED—[v. WEDGED, WEDGING, WEDGES] [Wiktionary - Sense 8] A type of iron club used for short, high trajectories.
—WEDGES—[v. WEDGED, WEDGING, WEDGES] [Wiktionary - Sense 8] A type of iron club used for short, high trajectories.
—WOODED—[v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 5] A type of golf club, the head of which was traditionally made of wood.
—ADDRESS—[v. -DRESSED or -DREST, -DRESSING, -DRESSES] [Wiktionary - Sense 13] The act of bringing the head of the club up to the ball in preparation for swinging.
—ADDREST—[v. -DRESSED or -DREST, -DRESSING, -DRESSES] [Wiktionary - Sense 13] The act of bringing the head of the club up to the ball in preparation for swinging.
—BAFFIES—[n. -FIES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] An obsolete wooden golf club with high loft.
—BAFFING—[v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 3] To strike the ground with the bottom of the club when taking a stroke.
—BIRDIED—[v. BIRDIED, BIRDIEING, BIRDIES] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] The completion of a hole one stroke below par.
—BIRDIES—[v. BIRDIED, BIRDIEING, BIRDIES] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] The completion of a hole one stroke below par.
—BLASTERS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 4] A sand wedge.
—BOGEYED—[v. -GEYED, -GEYING, -GEYS] [Wiktionary - Sense 8] The notional opponent of a golfer playing alone.
—BORROWS—[v. -ED, -ING°, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 12] To adjust one's aim in order to compensate for the slope of the green.
—BRASSIERS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A wooden-headed golf club with a brass base plate, similar to a modern two wood.
—BULGERS—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A driver or a brassy with a convex face.
—BUNKERS—[v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 5] A hazard on a golf course consisting of a sand-filled hollow.
—BUZZARDS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 5] Synonym of double bogey.
—CADDIED—[v. -DIED, -DYING, -DIES] [Wiktionary - Sense 7] Chiefly followed by for: alternative spelling of caddie (“to serve as a caddy (noun sense) for a golfer”)
—CADDIES—[v. -DIED, -DYING, -DIES] [Wiktionary - Sense 7] Chiefly followed by for: alternative spelling of caddie (“to serve as a caddy (noun sense) for a golfer”)
—CARRIED—[v. -RIED, -RYING, -RIES] [Wiktionary - Sense 35] The distance travelled by the ball when struck, until it hits the ground.
—CARRIES—[v. -RIED, -RYING, -RIES] [Wiktionary - Sense 35] The distance travelled by the ball when struck, until it hits the ground.
—CHIPPED—[v. CHIPPED, CHIPPING, CHIPS] [Wiktionary - Sense 12] A low shot, usually played at short range around and onto a green, intended to travel a short distance through the air and roll the remainder of the way towards the hole.
—CHIPPERS[v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 8] A golf club for making chip shots.
—CHOKING—[v. CHOKED, CHOKING, CHOKES] [Wiktionary - Sense 7] To hold the club or bat lower on the shaft in order to shorten one's swing.
—CLAUCHT—[v. CLAUCHT or CLEEKED, CLEEKING, CLEEKS] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] A metal-headed golf club with little loft, equivalent in a modern set of clubs to a one or two iron or a four wood.
—CLEEKED—[v. CLAUCHT or CLEEKED, CLEEKING, CLEEKS] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] A metal-headed golf club with little loft, equivalent in a modern set of clubs to a one or two iron or a four wood.
—CLUBBED—[v. CLUBBED, CLUBBING°, CLUBS] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] An implement to hit the ball in certain ball games, such as golf.
—CONDORS—[n. -S or -ES] [Wiktionary - Sense 4] The completion of a hole four strokes under par (a quadruple birdie, triple eagle, or double albatross).
—COULDST—[v. CANNED, CANNING°, CANS] [Wiktionary - Sense 33] To hole the ball.
—COURSED—[v. COURSED, COURSING°, COURSES] [Wiktionary - Sense 16] A golf course.
—COURSES—[v. COURSED, COURSING°, COURSES] [Wiktionary - Sense 16] A golf course.
—DEADEST—[a. DEADER, DEADEST] [Wiktionary - Sense 19] Lying so near the hole that the player is certain to hole it in the next stroke.
—DINGING—[v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 8] To mishit (a golf ball).
—DOGLEGS—[v. -LEGGED, -LEGGING, -LEGS] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] A sharp bend in the fairway before reaching a hole.
—DOWNING—[v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 57] To sink (a ball) into a hole or pocket.
—DRIVERS—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 7] A golf club used to drive the ball a great distance.
—DRIVINGS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 6] The act of driving the ball; hitting the ball a long distance, especially from the tee to the putting green.
—DUFFEST—[v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 16] To hit the ground behind the ball.
—DUFFING—[v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 16] To hit the ground behind the ball.
—DUNCHES—[n. -ES] [Wiktionary - Sense 6] A fat hit from a claggy lie.
BEAGLING—[v. EAGLED, EAGLING, EAGLES] [Wiktionary - Sense 4] A score of two under par for a hole.
—FADEDLY—[v. FADED, FADING°, FADES] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] A golf shot that curves intentionally to the player's right (if they are right-handed) or to the left (if left-handed).
—FAIRWAYS[n. -WAYS] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The area between the tee and the green, where the grass is cut short.
—FATTEST—[a. FATTER, FATTEST] [Wiktionary - Sense 11] Being a shot in which the ground is struck before the ball.
—FATTING—[a. FATTER, FATTEST] [Wiktionary - Sense 11] Being a shot in which the ground is struck before the ball.
—FLATTED—[a. FLATTER°, FLATTEST] [Wiktionary - Sense 23] Having a head at a very obtuse angle to the shaft.
—FRINGED—[v. FRINGED, FRINGING°, FRINGES] [Wiktionary - Sense 12] The area around the green
—FRINGES—[v. FRINGED, FRINGING°, FRINGES] [Wiktionary - Sense 12] The area around the green
—GIMMIES—[n. -MIES] · an easy golf putt conceded to an opponent
—GOBBLED—[v. -BLED, -BLING, -BLES] [Wiktionary - Sense 4] A rapid straight putt so strongly played that, if the ball had not gone into the hole, it would have gone a long way past.
—GOBBLES—[v. -BLED, -BLING, -BLES] [Wiktionary - Sense 4] A rapid straight putt so strongly played that, if the ball had not gone into the hole, it would have gone a long way past.
—GOLFERS—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] plural of golfer
—GOLFINGS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] present participle and gerund of golf
—GREENED—[a. GREENER, GREENEST] [Wiktionary - Sense 3] A putting green, the part of a golf course near the hole.
—GREENERY[a. GREENER, GREENEST] [Wiktionary - Sense 3] A putting green, the part of a golf course near the hole.
—GREENIERS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 16] The player whose ball is closest to the hole on a par-3 hole after the first shot (drive), in the case when multiple players reach the green on that first shot and the player with the closest ball sinks the ball within the next two shots.
—HAZARDS—[v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 4] A sand or water obstacle on a golf course.
CHICKORY—[n. -RIES] [Wiktionary - Sense 4] A club with a head made from hickory wood.
—HONORED—[v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 6] The right to play one's ball before one's opponent.
—HYBRIDS—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 6] A golf club that combines the characteristics of an iron and a wood.
—JIGGERS—[v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 10] A golf club used to play low flying shots to the putting green from short distances.
—JUNGLED—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 7] Dense rough.
—JUNGLES—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 7] Dense rough.
—LOFTERS—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] An obsolete golf club, the predecessor of the niblick.
—LOFTING—[v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 8] The pitch or slope of the face of a golf club (tending to drive the ball upward).
—MIDIRONS[n. -S] · a golf club
—NIBLICKS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A metal-headed golf club with a large highly lofted head. Replaced by a sand iron or wedge in a modern set of clubs.
—OSTRICH—[n. -ES] [Wiktionary - Sense 5] The hypothetical completion of a hole five strokes under par (a quintuple birdie, quadruple eagle, triple albatross, or double condor).
SPARRING—[v. PARRED, PARRING, PARS] [Wiktionary - Sense 8] The allotted number of strokes to reach the hole.
SPINNING—[v. PINNED, PINNING, PINS] [Wiktionary - Sense 11] The flagstick: the flag-bearing pole which marks the location of a hole
—PITCHED—[v. -ED, -ING, -ES] [Wiktionary - Sense 11] A short, high, lofty shot that lands with backspin.
—PITCHES—[v. -ED, -ING, -ES] [Wiktionary - Sense 11] A short, high, lofty shot that lands with backspin.
SPOTTIER—[a. -TIER, -TIEST] [Wiktionary - Sense 6] Easy to pot the ball on.
—POTTIEST[a. -TIER, -TIEST] [Wiktionary - Sense 6] Easy to pot the ball on.
—PRESSED—[v. -ED, -ING°, -ES] [Wiktionary - Sense 9] An additional bet in a golf match that duplicates an existing (usually losing) wager in value, but begins even at the time of the bet.
—PRESSES—[v. -ED, -ING°, -ES] [Wiktionary - Sense 9] An additional bet in a golf match that duplicates an existing (usually losing) wager in value, but begins even at the time of the bet.
—PROETTES[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A female professional golfer.
—PULLING—[v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 21] To strike the ball in a particular manner. (See noun sense.)
SPUTTERS—[v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 5] A golf club specifically intended for a putt.
—PUTTIED—[v. -TIED, -TYING, -TIES] [Wiktionary - Sense 4] A golf ball made of composition and not gutta-percha.
—PUTTIES—[v. -TIED, -TYING, -TIES] [Wiktionary - Sense 4] A golf ball made of composition and not gutta-percha.
—RELIEFS—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 10] Permission for a player to move their ball to a more convenient spot before taking a shot, under certain circumstances.
—SCLAFFS—[v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A poor golf shot, where the club hits the ground before it hits the ball.
—SHANKED—[v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 9] A poorly played golf shot in which the ball is struck by the part of the club head that connects to the shaft.
—SHORTED—[a. SHORTER, SHORTEST] [Wiktionary - Sense 7] Of an approach shot or putt, that falls short of the green or the hole.
—SHORTER—[a. SHORTER, SHORTEST] [Wiktionary - Sense 7] Of an approach shot or putt, that falls short of the green or the hole.
—SINKING—[v. SANK, SUNK or SUNKEN, SINKING, SINKS] [Wiktionary - Sense 5] To pot; hit a ball into a pocket or hole.
—SKULLED—[v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 9] To strike the top of (the ball).
—SLICING—[v. SLICED, SLICING, SLICES] [Wiktionary - Sense 12] A shot that (for the right-handed player) curves unintentionally to the right. See fade, hook, draw.
—SNOWMAN—[n. SNOWMEN] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] A score of eight, especially within one inning (in baseball) or on one hole (in golf, where it is also known as dogballs).
—SNOWMEN—[n. SNOWMEN] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] A score of eight, especially within one inning (in baseball) or on one hole (in golf, where it is also known as dogballs).
—SPOONED—[v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 4] A wooden-headed golf club with moderate loft, similar to the modern fairway wood.
—STARTERS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 4] A person employed to take new players to the first tee at suitable intervals, and to provide them with caddies and equipment.
—STICKED—[v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 30] The pole bearing a small flag that marks the hole.
—STIFFED—[a. STIFFER, STIFFEST] [Wiktionary - Sense 14] Of a shot, landing so close to the flagstick that it should be very easy to sink the ball with the next shot.
—STIFFER—[a. STIFFER, STIFFEST] [Wiktionary - Sense 14] Of a shot, landing so close to the flagstick that it should be very easy to sink the ball with the next shot.
—STROKED—[v. STROKED, STROKING, STROKES] [Wiktionary - Sense 6] A single act of striking at the ball with a club; also, at matchplay, a shot deducted from a player's score at a hole as a result of a handicapping system.
—STROKES—[v. STROKED, STROKING, STROKES] [Wiktionary - Sense 6] A single act of striking at the ball with a club; also, at matchplay, a shot deducted from a player's score at a hole as a result of a handicapping system.
—THINNED—[a. THINNER°, THINNEST] [Wiktionary - Sense 6] Describing a poorly played golf shot where the ball is struck by the bottom part of the club head. See fat, shank, toe.
—TRUEING—[a. TRUER, TRUEST] [Wiktionary - Sense 8] Accurate; following a path toward the target.
—WAGGLED—[v. -GLED, -GLING, -GLES] [Wiktionary - Sense 6] The preliminary swinging of the club head back and forth over the ball in the line of the proposed stroke.
—WAGGLES—[v. -GLED, -GLING, -GLES] [Wiktionary - Sense 6] The preliminary swinging of the club head back and forth over the ball in the line of the proposed stroke.
—WEDGING—[v. WEDGED, WEDGING, WEDGES] [Wiktionary - Sense 8] A type of iron club used for short, high trajectories.
—WOODING—[v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 5] A type of golf club, the head of which was traditionally made of wood.
—APPROACH—[v. -ED, -ING, -ES] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] To play an approach shot.
—BLASTERS—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 4] A sand wedge.
—BOGEYING—[v. -GEYED, -GEYING, -GEYS] [Wiktionary - Sense 8] The notional opponent of a golfer playing alone.
—BORROWED—[v. -ED, -ING°, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 12] To adjust one's aim in order to compensate for the slope of the green.
—BRASSIEST[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A wooden-headed golf club with a brass base plate, similar to a modern two wood.
—BUNKERED—[v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 5] A hazard on a golf course consisting of a sand-filled hollow.
—BUZZARDS—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 5] Synonym of double bogey.
—CADDYING—[v. -DIED, -DYING, -DIES] [Wiktionary - Sense 7] Chiefly followed by for: alternative spelling of caddie (“to serve as a caddy (noun sense) for a golfer”)
—CARRYING—[v. -RIED, -RYING, -RIES] [Wiktionary - Sense 35] The distance travelled by the ball when struck, until it hits the ground.
—CHIPPERS—[v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 8] A golf club for making chip shots.
—CHIPPING—[v. CHIPPED, CHIPPING, CHIPS] [Wiktionary - Sense 12] A low shot, usually played at short range around and onto a green, intended to travel a short distance through the air and roll the remainder of the way towards the hole.
—CLEEKING—[v. CLAUCHT or CLEEKED, CLEEKING, CLEEKS] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] A metal-headed golf club with little loft, equivalent in a modern set of clubs to a one or two iron or a four wood.
—CLUBFACES[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The leading face of a golf club; the side of the clubhead that strikes the ball
—CLUBHEADS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The head of a golf club: the part of the club that strikes the ball
—CONDORES—[n. -S or -ES] [Wiktionary - Sense 4] The completion of a hole four strokes under par (a quadruple birdie, triple eagle, or double albatross).
—COULDEST—[v. CANNED, CANNING°, CANS] [Wiktionary - Sense 33] To hole the ball.
—DRAWABLE—[v. DREW, DRAWN, DRAWING°, DRAWS] [Wiktionary - Sense 16] To hit (the ball) with the toe of the club so that it is deflected toward the left (or, for a left-handed player, toward the right, originally in an uncontrolled and now a controlled manner.
—DRIVABLE—[v. DROVE° or DRAVE, DRIVEN, DRIVING°, DRIVES] [Wiktionary - Sense 41] A stroke made with a driver.
—DRIVINGS—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 6] The act of driving the ball; hitting the ball a long distance, especially from the tee to the putting green.
—FACEABLE—[v. FACED, FACING°, FACES] [Wiktionary - Sense 21] The part of a golf club that hits the ball.
—FAIRWAYS—[n. -WAYS] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The area between the tee and the green, where the grass is cut short.
—FLATTEST—[a. FLATTER°, FLATTEST] [Wiktionary - Sense 23] Having a head at a very obtuse angle to the shaft.
—FLATTING—[a. FLATTER°, FLATTEST] [Wiktionary - Sense 23] Having a head at a very obtuse angle to the shaft.
—FOURSOMES[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A group of four, a quartet or a game (such as golf) played by four players, especially by two teams of two.
—GOBBLING—[v. -BLED, -BLING, -BLES] [Wiktionary - Sense 4] A rapid straight putt so strongly played that, if the ball had not gone into the hole, it would have gone a long way past.
—GOLFINGS—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] plural of golfing
—GREENEST—[a. GREENER, GREENEST] [Wiktionary - Sense 3] A putting green, the part of a golf course near the hole.
—GREENIEST[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 16] The player whose ball is closest to the hole on a par-3 hole after the first shot (drive), in the case when multiple players reach the green on that first shot and the player with the closest ball sinks the ball within the next two shots.
—HAZARDED—[v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 4] A sand or water obstacle on a golf course.
—HONORING—[v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 6] The right to play one's ball before one's opponent.
—LINKSMAN—[n. LINKSMEN] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A male golfer.
—LINKSMEN—[n. LINKSMEN] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A male golfer.
—MIDIRONS—[n. -S] · a golf club
—MINIGOLFS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Miniature golf.
—MULLIGANS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] An unpenalized chance to re-take a stroke that went awry.
—NIBLICKS—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A metal-headed golf club with a large highly lofted head. Replaced by a sand iron or wedge in a modern set of clubs.
—OUTDRIVENS[v. -DROVE, -DRIVEN, -DRIVING, -DRIVES] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] To make a drive (stroke with a driver) farther or better than.
—OUTDROVE—[v. -DROVE, -DRIVEN, -DRIVING, -DRIVES] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] To make a drive (stroke with a driver) farther or better than.
—OVERPLAYS[v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 4] To accidentally hit (one's golf ball) beyond "the green".
—PITCHING—[v. -ED, -ING, -ES] [Wiktionary - Sense 11] A short, high, lofty shot that lands with backspin.
SPOTTIEST—[a. -TIER, -TIEST] [Wiktionary - Sense 6] Easy to pot the ball on.
—PROETTES—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A female professional golfer.
SPUTTERED—[v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 5] A golf club specifically intended for a putt.
—PUTTYING—[v. -TIED, -TYING, -TIES] [Wiktionary - Sense 4] A golf ball made of composition and not gutta-percha.
—SCLAFFED—[v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A poor golf shot, where the club hits the ground before it hits the ball.
—SCLAFFERS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] One who sclaffs.
—SCRAMBLEDRS[v. -BLED, -BLING°, -BLES] [Wiktionary - Sense 18] A statistic used in assessing a player's short game, consisting of a chip or putt from under 50 yards away that results in requiring one putt or less on the green.
—SCREAMERS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 9] A powerful shot.
—SHANKING—[v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 9] A poorly played golf shot in which the ball is struck by the part of the club head that connects to the shaft.
—SHORTEST—[a. SHORTER, SHORTEST] [Wiktionary - Sense 7] Of an approach shot or putt, that falls short of the green or the hole.
—SHORTING—[a. SHORTER, SHORTEST] [Wiktionary - Sense 7] Of an approach shot or putt, that falls short of the green or the hole.
—SINKABLE—[v. SANK, SUNK or SUNKEN, SINKING, SINKS] [Wiktionary - Sense 5] To pot; hit a ball into a pocket or hole.
—SKINNIER—[a. -NIER, -NIEST] [Wiktionary - Sense 5] Synonym of thin (“type of shot where the ball is struck by the bottom part of the club head”).
—SKINNIEST[a. -NIER, -NIEST] [Wiktionary - Sense 5] Synonym of thin (“type of shot where the ball is struck by the bottom part of the club head”).
—SKULLING—[v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 9] To strike the top of (the ball).
—SPOONING—[v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 4] A wooden-headed golf club with moderate loft, similar to the modern fairway wood.
—STARTERS—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 4] A person employed to take new players to the first tee at suitable intervals, and to provide them with caddies and equipment.
—STICKING—[v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 30] The pole bearing a small flag that marks the hole.
—STIFFEST—[a. STIFFER, STIFFEST] [Wiktionary - Sense 14] Of a shot, landing so close to the flagstick that it should be very easy to sink the ball with the next shot.
—STIFFING—[a. STIFFER, STIFFEST] [Wiktionary - Sense 14] Of a shot, landing so close to the flagstick that it should be very easy to sink the ball with the next shot.
—STROKING—[v. STROKED, STROKING, STROKES] [Wiktionary - Sense 6] A single act of striking at the ball with a club; also, at matchplay, a shot deducted from a player's score at a hole as a result of a handicapping system.
—TAKEAWAYS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 4] The preliminary part of a golfer′s swing when the club is brought back away from the ball.
—THINNEST—[a. THINNER°, THINNEST] [Wiktionary - Sense 6] Describing a poorly played golf shot where the ball is struck by the bottom part of the club head. See fat, shank, toe.
—WAGGLING—[v. -GLED, -GLING, -GLES] [Wiktionary - Sense 6] The preliminary swinging of the club head back and forth over the ball in the line of the proposed stroke.
—ADDRESSED—[v. -DRESSED or -DREST, -DRESSING, -DRESSES] [Wiktionary - Sense 13] The act of bringing the head of the club up to the ball in preparation for swinging.
—ADDRESSES—[v. -DRESSED or -DREST, -DRESSING, -DRESSES] [Wiktionary - Sense 13] The act of bringing the head of the club up to the ball in preparation for swinging.
—ALBATROSS—[n. -ES] [Wiktionary - Sense 3] A double eagle, or three under par on any one hole, except a par 3 hole.
—BIRDIEING—[v. BIRDIED, BIRDIEING, BIRDIES] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] The completion of a hole one stroke below par.
—BUNKERING—[v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 5] A hazard on a golf course consisting of a sand-filled hollow.
—CHIPPERED—[v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 8] A golf club for making chip shots.
—CLUBFACES—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The leading face of a golf club; the side of the clubhead that strikes the ball
—CLUBHEADS—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The head of a golf club: the part of the club that strikes the ball
—CLUBHOUSES[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 3] A building at a golf course that houses various activities associated with golf.
—DOGLEGGED—[v. -LEGGED, -LEGGING, -LEGS] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] A sharp bend in the fairway before reaching a hole.
—FLAGSTICKS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The pole which marks the location of a hole
—HAZARDING—[v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 4] A sand or water obstacle on a golf course.
CHICKORIES—[n. -RIES] [Wiktionary - Sense 4] A club with a head made from hickory wood.
—JIGGERING—[v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 10] A golf club used to play low flying shots to the putting green from short distances.
—LINKSLANDS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] A golf course near the sea, particularly one with terrain resembling linksland.
—MINIGOLFS—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Miniature golf.
—MULLIGANS—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] An unpenalized chance to re-take a stroke that went awry.
—NONGOLFERS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A person who does not play golf.
—OSTRICHES—[n. -ES] [Wiktionary - Sense 5] The hypothetical completion of a hole five strokes under par (a quintuple birdie, quadruple eagle, triple albatross, or double condor).
—OUTDRIVEN—[v. -DROVE, -DRIVEN, -DRIVING, -DRIVES] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] To make a drive (stroke with a driver) farther or better than.
—OUTDRIVES—[v. -DROVE, -DRIVEN, -DRIVING, -DRIVES] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] To make a drive (stroke with a driver) farther or better than.
—OVERPLAYS—[v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 4] To accidentally hit (one's golf ball) beyond "the green".
—OVERSWINGS[v. -SWUNG, -SWINGING, -SWINGS] · (golf, baseball) to swing too hard when hitting a ball
—OVERSWUNG—[v. -SWUNG, -SWINGING, -SWINGS] · (golf, baseball) to swing too hard when hitting a ball
SPUTTERING—[v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 5] A golf club specifically intended for a putt.
—SCLAFFERS—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] One who sclaffs.
—SCLAFFING—[v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A poor golf shot, where the club hits the ground before it hits the ball.
—SCORECARDS[n. -S] · a card on which scores are recorded in various games, esp~ golf
—SCRAMBLED—[v. -BLED, -BLING°, -BLES] [Wiktionary - Sense 18] A statistic used in assessing a player's short game, consisting of a chip or putt from under 50 yards away that results in requiring one putt or less on the green.
—SCRAMBLES—[v. -BLED, -BLING°, -BLES] [Wiktionary - Sense 18] A statistic used in assessing a player's short game, consisting of a chip or putt from under 50 yards away that results in requiring one putt or less on the green.
—SCREAMERS—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 9] A powerful shot.
—SKINNIEST—[a. -NIER, -NIEST] [Wiktionary - Sense 5] Synonym of thin (“type of shot where the ball is struck by the bottom part of the club head”).
—STYMIEING—[v. -MIED, -MIEING, -MIES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A situation where an opponent's ball is directly in the way of one's own ball and the hole, on the putting green (abolished 1952).
—TAKEAWAYS—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 4] The preliminary part of a golfer′s swing when the club is brought back away from the ball.
—ADDRESSING—[v. -DRESSED or -DREST, -DRESSING, -DRESSES] [Wiktionary - Sense 13] The act of bringing the head of the club up to the ball in preparation for swinging.
—APPROACHED—[v. -ED, -ING, -ES] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] To play an approach shot.
—APPROACHES—[v. -ED, -ING, -ES] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] To play an approach shot.
—CHIPPERING—[v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 8] A golf club for making chip shots.
—CLUBHOUSES—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 3] A building at a golf course that houses various activities associated with golf.
—DOGLEGGING—[v. -LEGGED, -LEGGING, -LEGS] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] A sharp bend in the fairway before reaching a hole.
—FLAGSTICKS—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The pole which marks the location of a hole
—FORECADDIES[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A caddie who does not carry clubs, but locates balls and gets groups of players to move around the course.
—LINKSLANDS—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] A golf course near the sea, particularly one with terrain resembling linksland.
—NONGOLFERS—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A person who does not play golf.
—OUTDRIVING—[v. -DROVE, -DRIVEN, -DRIVING, -DRIVES] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] To make a drive (stroke with a driver) farther or better than.
—OVERPLAYED—[v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 4] To accidentally hit (one's golf ball) beyond "the green".
—OVERSWINGS—[v. -SWUNG, -SWINGING, -SWINGS] · (golf, baseball) to swing too hard when hitting a ball
—SCORECARDS—[n. -S] · a card on which scores are recorded in various games, esp~ golf
—ALBATROSSES—[n. -ES] [Wiktionary - Sense 3] A double eagle, or three under par on any one hole, except a par 3 hole.
—APPROACHING—[v. -ED, -ING, -ES] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] To play an approach shot.
—FORECADDIES—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A caddie who does not carry clubs, but locates balls and gets groups of players to move around the course.
—GREENKEEPERS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] An employee responsible for the maintenance of a golf course.
—LEADERBOARDS[n. -S] · a board displaying the names and current scores of the leading competitors, esp~ in a golf tournament
—OVERPLAYING—[v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 4] To accidentally hit (one's golf ball) beyond "the green".
—GREENKEEPERS—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] An employee responsible for the maintenance of a golf course.
—GREENSKEEPERS[n. -S] · (US) a person who maintains a golf course
—LEADERBOARDS—[n. -S] · a board displaying the names and current scores of the leading competitors, esp~ in a golf tournament
—OVERSWINGING—[v. -SWUNG, -SWINGING, -SWINGS] · (golf, baseball) to swing too hard when hitting a ball
—GREENSKEEPERS—[n. -S] · (US) a person who maintains a golf course

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