Golfing Terms

Back nine - Second set of nine golf holes on an eighteen hole golf course.

Birdie - In order to score a Birdie you need one shot under the par for the golf hole.

Bogey - This is a score of one over the par for the golf hole.

Chip - A shot that is low running and normally played towards the hole from the edge of the green.

Eagle - A score of two under the par for a golf hole.

Fairway - This is an area of closely mown turf which stretches between the tee and the green.
Bordered by long grass known as semi-rough or uncut grass known as rough.

Front nine - These are the first nine holes of an eighteen hole golf course.

Green - An area of closely mown, specially prepared grass that contains the golf hole. Separated from the fairway by a fringe of grass that is longer than the grass on the green but shorter than the grass on the fairway.

Handicap - A system that theoretically enables players of all abilities to play on equal terms with each other. The handicap of a player is usually based on the average scores of a player set on a standard for a course.

Hole - A term for the region between the tee and the green which is the specific target for the golf ball.

Hook - A stroke that is caused by the application of counterclockwise spin and which bends the golf ball sharply to the left.

Par - This is the estimated standard score for a hole. Based on the length of the hole and the number of strokes needed by a first class player, in normal conditions, to complete the hole.

Slice - A shot with a considerable clockwise spin that curves violently to the right.

Tee - A term used to refer to the tee peg and to the closely mown areafrom which the first stroke on a hole is played.

Driver -This is a 1 Wood club used from the Tee (almost never used from the fairway)

Etiquette - The behaviour on a golf course, individual clubs may have additional rules

Hazard - A part of the course to be avoided usually resulting in a penalty if the ball falls upon it.

Hole in one - The ball goes directly into the hole from a tee shot. This is not achived by many golfers through an entire life of playing!

Hole out - To putt the ball in the hole, for speed many groups may award a 'gimmie' if the ball is deemed close enough to the hole (usually determined by the handle length of a putter).

Iron - Clubs ranging from Sand Wedge to 3 Iron, not a Wood.

Municipal course - A local government or public golf course open for everyone.

Out of Bounds (OB) - If the ball goes into this area you are forbidden to play the ball and will be required to re-take the shot, or make a drop near the Out of Bounds, depending on the course rules and golfing rules.

Penalty stroke - Hitting the ball our of bounds, into a hazard or infriging the rules will require a penalty stroke added to your score.

Putter - A club used on the green to putt the ball into the hole.

Putting green - A more groomed surface used to putt the ball in the hole using the putter.



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