| Term |
Definition |
| Address |
Position of a player when he/she has taken his/her stance and grounded the club, or if in a hazard, when he/she has taken his /her stance. |
| Approach |
Stroke intended to place the ball on the putting green. |
| Bunker |
An area of bare ground, often a depression, which is usually covered with sand. |
| Chip |
A short low shot played to the putting surface partly through the air and partly rolling along the ground. |
| Course |
The whole area within which play is permitted — 9 or 18 holes. |
| Divot |
A piece of turf or sod cut loose by a player's club when making a shot. |
| Dogleg Hole |
One that does not follow a straight line from tee to green. |
| Drive |
A long shot played from the teeing ground, usually with a wood club. |
| Etiquette |
Courtesies expected of and to golfers. |
| Fellow Competitor |
Any player with whom the competitor plays. Neither is the partner of the other. |
| Flagstick |
A pole or straight indicator with a flag centered in the hole on the green to show its position. |
| Fore |
A warning shouted to let a person within range know that a player is about to hit his/her ball or that a ball in flight may hit or come very close to that person. |
| Hole |
An area of the course consisting of a teeing ground, putting green and the area in between; the small hole or cup cut into the ground into which the player fries to play his/her ball. A round of golf is played over 18 holes. |
| Iron Shot |
A golf club with an iron or steel head used to hit the ball from the tee to the fairway. |
| Lie |
Spot where the ball rests. |
| Match Play |
Play in which each hole is a separate contest, the winner being the player or side winning the most holes. |
| Penalty Stroke |
One added to the score of a side under certain Rules of Golf. It does not affect the order of play. |
| Pitch Shot |
A high trajectory shot played to the putting green. |
| Putt |
A shot played on the putting surface with a fairly straight-faced club with the intention of rolling the ball toward the cup. |
| Stroke |
The name given to each time you swing at the ball. The total number of strokes you take give you your score. |
| Stroke Play |
Play in which the total strokes for the round surface, having little or no roll. or the stipulated number of rounds determine the winner. |
| Rough |
The area of long grass that adjoins tees, fairway and green. |
| Wood Shot |
A long shot usually played from the fairway with a wood or metal wood club. |
