Golf Unit Flashcards
Loft
The degree at which the club face is slanted
Numbers
Tell you how far you can hit the ball
Determine Par
The yardage of the hole determines the par
Bogey
One over par on a hole
Double bogey
Two over par on a hole
Birdie
One under par on a hole
Eagle
Two under par on a hole
Driver
Club used off the tee area and hit from the tee
Iron
Club normally used to hit from the fairway or rough
Putter
The club used on the green to hit the ball into the hole
Tee box
Area that you start playing the hole
Fairway
The desired landing spot of your ball between the tee box and the green
Rough
The undesired landing spot of your ball between the tee box and the green
Green
The area of the course where the hole is located
Fringe
Are of very short grass surrounding the green
Bunker
Sandtrap
Dog leg
When a hole is not straight; curves
Out of bounds
A hazard asked by a white stake; re hit from the same spot and add a stroke
Lateral water hazard
Hazard marked by a red stake; hit from behind the hazard and add a stroke
Advanced
The blue/ black tees Signify this level of the golfer
Average
The white/ middle tees that signify this level of golfer
Beginners
The red/ forward tees signify the level of golfer like ladies and seniors
Honors
Deciding who hits first based on the lowest score from the previous hole
Away
Who hits next based on who has the ball furthest from the hole
Address
Standing in the correct stance before the ball is hit
Slice
When the ball is hit and shapes to the right (right handed golfers)
Hook
When the ball is hit and shapes to the left (right handed golfers)
Fore
What you yell when your ball might hit someone
Mendel play
Total stokes for 9/18 holes
Match play
Hole by hole (1 v 1)
Handicap
The process used to make a golf match even between varied skill level golfers
Par
The amount of strokes expected at a hole
