Golf Terms

Ace - Making a hole-in-one.

Address - Taking your stance and preparing to make a swing.

Adjusted Gross Score - Adjusted score after your handicap stroke allowance is applied.

Albatross - Three under par on a hole.

Approach Shot - Taking a shot at landing the ball on the green.

Away - The ball furthest away from the hole. Golf etiquette dictates that this ball should be played first.

Back Nine - aka "Coming In" - The final nine holes on a golf course.

Backspin - aka "Bite" - Reverse rotation of the golf ball that helps stop the ball on the green.

Barkie - aka "Woody" - Having your ball hit off of a tree and still managing to make par.

Beach - A sand trap.

Birdie - One under par on a hole.

Bogey - One over par on a hole. Double, triple, or quadruple bogey would be 2,3, or 4 over par, respectively.

Bunker - A trap that can be filled with either sand or grass designed as a way to penalize an errant approach or tee shot.

Bump and Run - A low trajectory chip shot that lands early and rolls most of the way to the hole.

Carry - The distance the ball travels in the air from the time it is struck until the time it first lands. Does not include roll.

Carry Over - A skin or point amount that is not won on a hole can be "carried over" and added to the next hole's value.

Casual Water - Standing water which is not part of a water hazard. Relief may be taken without penalty.

Chili-Dip - Dipping your knees during your swing causing you to hit the ground before striking the ball. Results in a weakly hit and usually off line shot.

Chip Shot - A short shot from just off the green in which the ball is "chipped" up in the air slightly and allowed to roll on the green.