| 19th Hole - a term that jokingly refers to the | | | | is the most difficult hole, while an 18 handicap is |
| clubhouse. | | | | the easiest hole. |
| Albatross - three strokes under par. | | | | Hook - when a right handed player's ball has a |
| Ball Hawking - looking for balls in out of bounds | | | | trajectory that curves sharply to the left. |
| areas of the course. | | | | Irons - the clubs used in hitting intermediate |
| Ball Mark - the "dent' that the ball makes, when hit | | | | distances. |
| onto the green. | | | | Par - the number of strokes in which hole is |
| Birdie - one stroke under par. | | | | expected to be completed. |
| Bogey - one stroke over par. | | | | Pull - when a right handed player hits the ball |
| Bunker - an area on a hole filled with sand, also | | | | considerably left of the target, in a straight |
| known as a sand-trap. | | | | trajectory, although they were aimed at the |
| Chunk - taking a large piece of grass out of the | | | | target. |
| ground when hitting the ball. The ball will usually not | | | | Push - when a right handed player hits the ball |
| travel far at all. | | | | considerably right of the target, in a straight |
| Divot - the chunk of grass taken out of the | | | | trajectory, although they were aimed at the |
| ground when hitting the ball. | | | | target. |
| Double, Triple, etc. Bogey - two, three, etc. | | | | Putter - the club used to hit the ball into the hole |
| strokes over par. | | | | on the green. |
| Drive the Green - to hit the ball onto the green | | | | Rough - the longer grass that surrounds the |
| from the tee on a par 4 or 5. | | | | fairway and green. |
| Driver - the club usually used off the tee to | | | | Slice - when a right handed player's ball has a |
| achieve maximum distance. | | | | trajectory that curves sharply to the right. |
| Eagle - two strokes under par | | | | Spikes - the "cleats" on the bottom of golf shoes. |
| Fairway - the short grass between the tee box | | | | Stroke - each time the ball is hit; a player is given |
| and the green. | | | | one stroke. |
| Fringe - the slightly longer grass that surrounds | | | | Tee Box - where a golfer hits their first shot on |
| the green. | | | | each hole. |
| Green - the surface in which players putt. It | | | | The Turn - "making the turn" is when golfers go |
| contains the hole. | | | | from hole number nine to hole number ten. Many |
| Hacker - used to refer to a bad golfer. | | | | golfers stop at the clubhouse at the turn, for |
| Handicap (index) - the individual golfer's average | | | | refreshments. |
| number of strokes over par per round, calculated | | | | Wedge - the clubs used to hit the ball onto the |
| by a computer system. | | | | green from a relatively short distance. (usually |
| Handicap (of a hole) - the difficulty level of a hole, | | | | around 100 yards or less). |
| relative to other holes on the course. A 1 handicap | | | | |