Impact: describes the contact of the clubface and the ball. Index: Numbers on the scorecard, indicating the order of holes at which handicap player receives a strokes (s) received (s). Insert: The insert consists of a synthetic material that provides harder or softer impact on the ball. Interlocking: See interlocked grips. Inverted V: Pattern formed […]
Half Swing: Swing performed with a small rise. Handicap: amateurs Rank. Handle (or shaft): the parts between the clubs face to the grip. Heel: Part of the club head located under the handle. Hole: Circular receptacle 4 1 / 4 “” (108mm) in diameter and at least 4 “” (100mm) deep installed on the green […]
Gant: Most professional and amateur players use a glove. It is worn on the left hand for right handed players and contributes to better grip the club. Gimme: american term. Playing friendly, a few inches putt given to the opponent. Give: Give a putt. Consider that his opponent has returned a putt without having actually […]
Lateral water hazard: Ditch, stream or pond parallel to the line of play, most often evidenced by red stakes. The drop can take place both side of this barrier. Links: Course on the sea, generally treeless. Lip: 1 – Border between the ground and cutting installed in the hole. 2 – The bunker: Edge of […]
Face of the club: Part of the club head, that comes in contact with the ball. Fairway Woods: Wood played after the start of the fairway or the rough. Fairway: the part between the start and the green. Feel: feedback provided by the golfer and the club shaft. Finish: Position of the golfer at the […]
Kick: rebound made by the ball when it landed. Kolven: name of a Dutch game from which the word golf would be derived. This game, Royal and Ancient, was flourishing on the Scottish routes long before the stern reproach of Mary Queen of Scotland for having disrespectfully played at the Seton House Golf, shortly after […]
Net Score: Result of subtracting the raw score of handicaps. Net: this is the raw score for player under his handicap. Nibblick: Former name given to the 8 and 9 irons. Nineteenth holes: a pleasant bar in the clubhouse after a round. Nassau: Type of Joust during which a point is awarded for the first nine, […]
eagle: Two strokes under par for a single hole. To play a hole at 2 under par. eclectic An individual stroke play game comprising a defined number of rounds. At the end of the series each of the competitors records his best score of the series at each hole. eight-iron: An iron club giving distance […]
dance floor for the green: As in ‘you’re on the dance floor’. dawn patrol: Golfers who tee off early to avoid the heavy traffic. daytona: A game for 4 players divided into 2 sides. The scores of a side for each hole are combined to form a number of points; if one plyaer has a score of par […]
caddie (caddy) Someone who carries a player’s club during play and offers him assistance in accordance with the rules. caddie master The golf course employee in charge of managing the caddies. caddie-car: A golf car or car. Calamity Jane: The name that Bobby Jones gave to his putter. Also putters modeled after his hickory-shafted blade putter can In slang: to […]