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A
game The very best golf you can play. A phenomenon seldom experienced
by normal golfers, the A game is what Greg Norman used to
bring to the golf course every day— except Sunday, and Tiger Woods
does bring every day. Ace
- A hole in one. Like an ace in a deck of cards, though not
quite so common. Completion
of a hole in a single stroke. The odds against this happening are
about 45,000 to 1-somewhat worse than the odds of finding a brand-new
ball lost in the rough (27,000 to 1) but considerably better than
the odds of hitting a perfect drive off a crowded first tee (1,195,000
to 1). See HOLE-IN-ONE. Addressing
the Ball - 1. Assuming the correct stance and placing the head
of the club on the ground behind the ball prior to hitting it. 2.
Directing statements to the ball before it is hit or while it is
in flight, such as: "If you go into that trap, I'll never wash
you again" or "In a way, I hope you miss that cup-I've
always wondered what's inside a golf ball." Advice
- According to the rules of golf, advice is "any counsel or
suggestion made by one golfer to another about the choice of club,
method of play or making of a shot, which contains no more than
five errors of fact, contradictory statements or harmful recommendations.
Six or more such pieces of misinformation or misinstruction shall
constitute a formal golf lesson." Afraid
of the Dark What a putt is when it won't go in the hole. Age
Players - Accomplished golfers who have recorded one of two
equally unusual golfing achievements: playing a round of 18 holes
at the end of which they had a score equal to their age, or playing
a round of 18 holes during all of which they acted their age. Airmail
To hit a shot much farther than planned (most commonly over
the green). Amateur golfers frequently airmail approaches
to greens fronted by hazards. Albatross
Another name for a double eagle, a score of three under par
on a hole. The most famous albatross in golf's history was
recorded by Gene Sarazen on the fifteenth hole at Augusta National
Golf Club during the 1935 Masters Tournament. A term generally not
used by the amateur golfer. All
Square - A term used in match play to indicate that both teams
or individuals have cheated on an equal number of holes. See DORMIE.
Amateur
Golfer - One who plays golf for pleasure. Amateur
side Derisive term for the low side of the hole when putting.
Amateur golfers often miss their putts short, or come out on the
low side of the hole, meaning the ball hasn't been struck boldy
enough to have a chance of falling in. Although a missed putt counts
one stroke no matter where it stops, balls that run by the hole
are apparently more "professional." Analyst
- Psychiatric specialist who treats individuals suffering from the
delusion that playing golf is a form of pleasure. Approach
- Shot A shot which, if it had not caught the lip of the bunker
and dropped back into the sand, would have rolled across the green
and gone into the water. See CHIP
SHOT and PITCH. Apron
- Fringe of low grass, or "frog hair," surrounding the
green from which a tricky, easily flubbed shot that is half pitch
and half putt is made. It is called a "chupp," a "putch"
or, simply, "chin!" Army
golf Phrase used to describe the inconsistent, wayward shots
of amateur golfers, that is, "left-right, left-right"
(like the drill sergeant's call during an army march). Arnie's
Army Name given to the legions of loyal fans who flock to tournaments
to follow Arnold Palmer, golf's "king." Arnie has always
been a fan favorite, and dozens of times his fans have kicked, blocked,
or thrown a wayward Palmer shot back onto the fairway or green to
help their hero. Away
- The player whose ball lies farthest from the hole is "away"
and is required by the rules of golf to make the first shot. If,
after the stroke is taken, the ball still lies farthest from the
hole, the rules permit the player to kick the first bag and throw
the first club. |