Glossary of Golf Terminology

19th Hole - a term that jokingly refers to theis 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 boundstrajectory 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 hitdistances.
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, alsoconsiderably 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 thetarget.
ground when hitting the ball. The ball will usually notPush - 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 thetrajectory, 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 greenRough - 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 toSlice - when a right handed player's ball has a
achieve maximum distance.trajectory that curves sharply to the right.
Eagle - two strokes under parSpikes - the "cleats" on the bottom of golf shoes.
Fairway - the short grass between the tee boxStroke - each time the ball is hit; a player is given
and the green.one stroke.
Fringe - the slightly longer grass that surroundsTee Box - where a golfer hits their first shot on
the green.each hole.
Green - the surface in which players putt. ItThe 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 averagerefreshments.
number of strokes over par per round, calculatedWedge - 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