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57 Cards in this Set
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ace |
a score of one for a hole, commonly called a hole-in-one |
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address |
position taken by a player in preparing to start a stroke |
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approach |
a stroke played to the putting green
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apron |
the last few yards of fairway before and around the green (also FRINGE)
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away |
the ball farthest from the hole, such a ball has priority in playing unless ruled otherwise
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back side |
the final nine holes of play (also BACK NINE)
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birdie |
a score one stroke under par for a hole
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blind green |
a green that cannot be seen from where the player is hitting
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bogey |
a score one stroke over par for the hole
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bunker |
sand trap
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casual water |
a temporary accumulation of water which is not recognized as a hazard on the course, the player receives free relief
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divot |
a piece of sod or turf cut loose by a players club after making a stroke
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dog-leg hole |
a golf hole that does not follow a straight line from tee to green
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double bogey |
a score two strokes over par for the hole
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double eagle
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a score three strokes under par for the hole
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draw |
a shot, hit by a right-handed player, which curves slightly left
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drive
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a shot played from the teeing area, usually with a wood
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eagle
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a score two strokes under par for the hole`
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fade |
a shot, hit by a right-handed player, which curves slightly right
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fairway |
the closely cut, well-kept portion of grass between the teeing area and putting green |
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flagstick |
pin
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fore
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a warning shouted to let people know that a ball in flight may hit them or come very close
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fringe
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the closely mown collar around a putting greem
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frontside
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the first nine holes of play (also FRONT NINE)
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grip |
the handle of the golf club |
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gross |
the amount of strokes taken without handicap |
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ground under repair |
areas on the golf course that are marked with the white circles of paint to indicate "free relief" from abnormal playing surfaces, this area is in need of repair by the greens superintendent |
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handicap index |
a number which represents the current level of a players golfing ability bases on the golf course played |
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hazard |
any bunker, water hazard or any other area marked with red or yellow
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hole |
located on green, round receptacle |
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holed |
a ball at rest within the circumference of the hole, the entire ball must be below the level of the lip of the hole, when this occurs a player has "holed out" |
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honor |
the side or player entitled to play first from the teeing area, usually the side or player with the lowest score on the previous hole |
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hook |
a shot, hit by a right-handed player, which curve severely right |
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line of putt |
path in which the ball is intended to travel over the putting green to the hole, do not step in a players line of putt while on green |
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loose impediment |
any "natural" object not growing or fixed, such as fallen leaves, broken-off twigs and branches |
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lost ball |
a ball that is not found within five minutes os searching |
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match play |
competition in which result are determined by the number of holes won |
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net |
the amount of strokes taken with handicap included |
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obstruction |
artificial objects erected, placed or left on the golf course |
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out of bounds |
marked with white staked or boundary fences, a ball is out of bounds when "all" of it lies out of bounds |
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outside agency |
anyone or anything not part of the match, or, in stroke play, not part of a competitors side, includes a referee, a marker, an observer or a forecaddie |
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par |
the score an expert golfer would be expected to make for a given hole |
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penalty stroke |
a stroke added to a player score for breach of a rule |
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provisional ball |
a ball played for the original ball which may be lost or out of bounds
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pull |
a shot, hit straight by a right-handed player, but to the left of the target |
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push |
a shot, hit straight by a right-handed player, but to the right of the target |
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putting green |
includes all of the ground surrounding the hole being played that is especially prepared for putting or otherwise defined as such, a ball is on the putting green when any part of it touches the putting green surface |
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rough |
area of long, heavy grass that surrounds the fairway and putting green |
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slice |
a shot, hit by a right-handed player, which curves severely right |
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stance |
the position of feet at the time of address |
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stroke |
forward movement of the club made with the intent of striking the ball |
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stroke play |
competition in which results are determined by the number of strokes played, also referred to as MEDAL PLAY |
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tee |
a peg used to support a ball on the teeing area |
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teeing ground |
often called the TEE or TEE BOX, it is the starting point for each hole on the course, it is rectangular in shape, and the two clubs in length and depth, the front and sides are indicated by tee markers |
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the turd |
after nine holes, a group makes "the turn" between the front and back sides |
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through the green |
the whole area of the course except the teeing area, putting green and hazards |
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water hazard |
any area, lake, pond, river, ditch or open water area, whether or not it contains water, is designated to being a water area, lateral water hazards, defined by red lines and/or stakes, run alongside a hole, water hazards, defined by yellow lines and/or stakes, across the fairway or are in front of the green, the ball is in a hazard if it touches the line which forms the boundary of the hazard |
