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GOLF GLOSSARY
Fade - For a left hander the ball's flight travels from right to left (opposite for a righty). An extreme fade is called a slice.
Fairway - The area between the tee and green with the shortest grass
Fairway Metal - A relatively new term used to describe the new technology. Since modern "woods" are made of metal calling them "woods" is just not acceptable. Therefore clubs, other than the Driver, that are shaped like woods but made of metal, have been deemed fairway metals.
Featherie - One of the earliest types of golf ball, so named because it had a leather cover filled with feathers. In use from around 1440-1848 it was said to take a bucket of feathers to make one ball.
Fescue - The deep heavy rough usually found in Scotland golf courses that is knee length.
Flag Stick - A pole with a flag on the top and positioned in the hole on the green. This apparatus helps golfers to determine where the hole is located, on the green, from a distance.
Flop shot - this shot is intended to be hit very high and land softly on the green without much movement after impact. Usually "attempted" when a player doesn't have much green to work with and needs the ball to land near the hole.
Front Nine - Describes holes 1 - 9. Some clubs have their 1st tee located in front of the clubhouse. This position lead to the term Front (in front of the club house). These holes (1-9) are also referred to as the "Out" nine.
Foursome - A group of four players playing the same hole
Free Drop - A drop given to a player without penalty see Drop
Fringe - The area directly adjacent to the green, with the grass cut slightly longer. This area is also known as the Frog Hairs. or Apron
Frog Hairs - see Fringe
Fried-egg - A ball that has landed in the sand trap and stays in the impression of impact. Looking down on it, the raised sand with the ball in the middle, resembles a "fried egg"
Gallery - The spectators, lining the fairways and greens, of a golf tournament
Gimme - A short putt that is conceded by your playing partners. Using the "gimme" speeds the pace of play. Don't assume your playing partners will use the "gimme". If they don't you could incur a 2 stroke penalty, have to replace your ball and putt anyway.
GIR - (Green in Regulation) - Par for a hole is based on how many strokes it takes a player to get to the green and then two putts are added. If you are playing a par 5 then it would take three strokes to make the "Green in Regulation", a par 4 only allows two strokes and so on.
Go to school - When you watch someone else's putt to learn the speed and break of the green. You can learn about the green's characteristics from any putt, so don't leave school to early.
Golf - According to Mark Twain: "A good walk spoiled". I describe it as: a game played against ones self requiring internal control and external implements.
Golf Clubs - A golf course that has regular members. Also a group of golfers that play together on a regular basis. 2. The implements used to strike a golf ball
GPS - (Global Positioning System) - A computerized system used on a golf course that enables the players to determine their exact position on the course
Green - The elliptical area at the end of each hole. This area usually has the shortest grass on the course and always has a hole, cup and flag. A putter is the only club that should be used on the green.
Grip - The position of your hands when grasping a golf club
Grip it and Rip it - The macho way to play golf. Forget all swing keys and golf skills, grip the club as tight as you can, swing as hard as possible and you too can master the "Grip it and Rip it" philosophy of playing golf. Warning: (Please don't try this technique if you suffer from back or prostate problems. If you are pregnant, or may become pregnant, you are probably smart enough not to attempt this swing.)
Guttie - pronounced (Goo-tee) The Gutta-percha ball replaced the featherie as the ball of choice around 1848. Made of gutta percha a rubbery substance from an Asian tree. this is the ball that started dimples. After being used awhile pits began to appear on the cover. Golfers figured out that these "dimples" improved the balls aerodynamic properties.
Hacker - A very poor golfer. This type of golfer spends more time "hackin' " up the course than playing golf.
Halved - A match play term used when both players or teams have the same score on a hole.
Handicap - A formula that is determined by: the players score, the course rating and course slope. Handicap is used to allow players of different abilities to compete on a fair basis. Subtracting your handicap from your total score gives you a "Net Score" for the round
Hang it out - A failed attempt to draw your golf shot. When you try to draw the golf ball, and it goes straight, you have "hung it out".
Hazard - A planned obstacle on a golf course
Hole-in-one - A golf shot that goes from tee to hole in one stroke
Holed (or Holed out) - When your ball is resting in the bottom of the cup
Home hole - The 18th hole or the final hole of the day. Heading home to the clubhouse.
Hook - After being struck, the balls flight curves away from the direction the player is facing at address (i.e. the player is facing north, the ball curves toward the south)
Honors - The right or honor to tee off first on a given hole. This right is usually given to the player who posted the lowest score on the previous hole
Hosel - The socket that connects the shaft to the club head
Impact - The exact instant the the club face makes contact with the ball during your swing.
In the leather - Referring to a putt that is close to the hole. If you were to lay your putter on the ground, with the end of the grip at the hole, the ball would be within the grip area. Leather was the material of choice from the early days of golf until the late 1950s. The term in the rubber never really caught on, so we'll stick to the original.
In Jail - A golfer who is trying to hit their ball out of a grove of trees is considered "in jail". The trees are the bars and there is no easy path for escape. jail is never a pleasant place.
Irons - The metal, steel or titanium clubs, including wedges, that are used on most shots between the tee and green.
Jump on it - When maximum force is applied striking the ball. Most of the time executing a shot in this manner causes a player to throw their entire body into the shot, making it appear that the body "jumps" at impact.
Jungle - The worst of the rough on the course. The jungle typically has high grass, trees and thicket. As with any jungle, animals and insects are potential inhabitants.
Knockdown - Call on the golf gods to help you pull off this shot when you need to get under tree limbs or keep your ball down out of the wind. Starting with the ball way back in your stance and finishing with an abbreviated follow-through should result in the knockdown shot.
Lag putt - when you're looking at a forty foot putt, sometimes the best play is to get it close to the hole for an easy second putt. The attempt of putting your ball very close to the hole is called a Lag.
Lay-up - A shot intended to land short of the green. Whether to avoid trouble or gain better position before attacking the pin, a lay-up is sometimes the smart alternative.
Lie - The place and position that your ball has come to rest. In the clubhouse, lie has a totally different meaning.
Links - The land along the Scottish sea shore was called the links. Some of the earliest reported golf was played here, thus the term "playing the links". A links style golf course is relatively flat with undulating fairways, deep sand traps, mounded areas with high grass, and very few trees. A true links course would be structured the same but be bordered by the sea.
Lip - The edge of the hole. When a ball rolls around the edge of the hole but doesn't fall in, it is said to have "lipped out".
Loft - The angle of the club face that determines how high and far a ball will travel after being struck.
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