Golf TerminologyLearn the Basic Golf TermsYou've come to the right place to learn golf terminology. Some of the more common, and not so common golf terms are listed below.
The basic glossary of golf terminology is listed alphabetically. And the more detailed or advanced golf terms are grouped together for the convenience of finding and them categorically, either by topic or alphabetically. Learning the basic golf terms will help you not only on the golf course but also in social gatherings and in business camaraderie and for your next corporate golf outing. The good news is the basic glossary of golf terms is straightforward and not difficult to learn. Not everyone needs to know what it means when two friends are golfing and the one friend uses his niblick and takes advantage of the muckle side of the cup for his shot to drop. And the other friend who was winning the hole at the time tells him, “You took the meat off my fork!” For fun, a few of these not so common golf terms are included.
Glossary of Basic Golf TermsGOLF TERMINOLOGY beginning with the letter A
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ADDRESS - golfer’s body and golf club in position to play a stroke; different from grounding the golf club. There are some strokes where a golfer only wants to address the golf ball for the shot without grounding the golf club. AMATEUR GOLFER - a golfer who plays golf for pleasure rather than a golfer who plays golf for money or as a profession. APPROACH SHOT - a golf shot made with the intention of landing the golf ball on the putting green.
AWAY - golfer whose ball is the furthest from the cup and is the next shot to be played. In the picture to the left the yellow golf ball is said to be away, and that golfer should putt next. The white golf ball should be marked. A golfer’s ball on the putting green could be away, while another golfer’s ball is not yet on the putting green.
BACK NINE - the second 9 hole of an 18 hole golf course. Holes 10 through 18. BACK SPIN - the backwards rotation of the golf ball in the air caused from a golf club’s grooves on the clubface striking the ball. The intention is to control the roll of the golf ball when it lands on the putting green. BACK-SWING - when a golfer swings the golf club back from address and up to the top before the golf club starts coming down. The golf swing from take-away at address to being set at the top. Sometimes called backstroke. BASEBALL GRIP - grip on the golf club when the hands are touching with no overlapping or interlocking of the fingers. BIRDIE - one stroke under par for a hole. Three strokes to get the golf ball in the cup on a par 4 hole. Also called a bird.
Art Print BITE - an approach shot to the putting green that when the golf ball lands it stops dead or spins back. Usually a pitch shot or short iron shot with backspin. The ball can hop forward before it bites. BLOCK - during the golf swing when the golfer stops the wrists from rotating square at impact due to wanting to keep the club face open to play a slice shot. BOGEY - one stroke over par for a hole. Five strokes to get the golf ball in the cup on a par 4 hole. Also called a boge.
Complete List of Golf Terms from ACE to BOGEY
BOGEY GOLF - when a golfer almost consistently scores a one over par for each hole played. The score ends up approximately 90 for a par 72 golf course of 18 holes. BUNKER - considered a hazard, a pit of sand on a golf course, varies in size, shape, depth, location, and embankment type. BURIED LIE - a totally or nearly totally plugged ball; a golf shot where the ball ends up buried in sand or soft mud or grass.
CADDIE or CADDY - the assistant to the golfer; carries the bag of golf clubs, communicate yardage measurements, helps with golf club selection, rakes bunkers, and provides other relevant valuable tasks and information at the golfer request. CASUAL WATER - a collection of water from rain or sprinklers in a golfer playing area. Usually identified by visible water around the golfers shoes. Free relief, drop golf ball to a dry area no nearer to the golf hole. CLUB - the instrument or tool used by a golfer to strike the golf ball. Typically referred to as golf club. By rule a golfer is permitted to carry 14 golf clubs in his golf bag.
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COMPRESSION - the measure of the hardness or softness and density of a golf ball. COUNTRY CLUB - a property for social gatherings and sports activities, usually includes a golf course. Book a Golf Getaway and Save at Luxury Link
DIVOT - piece of turf cut from the ground because of a golfer’s club head usually during an iron shot. Replace turf or fill with sand for the quickest recovery of the ground. DOGLEG - a fairway that has a turn either way from tee to green. Fairway is shaped like a dog’s leg.
Complete List of Golf Terms from BOGEY-GOLF to DORMIE
DRAW - for a left-handed golfer a shot where the golf ball moves left to right, and for a right-handed golfer a shot where the golf ball moves right to left. A golf shot from an inside to outside swing path through the impact zone. DROP - a method by which a golfer by rule positions the golf ball on the golf course as a result of lost golf ball or an unplayable lie. Golfer positions the golf ball by holding the arm straight out, shoulder height, and dropping the golf ball. DUFFER’S DELIGHT - the easiest golf club for a duffer to hit, usually a 5-iron because the golf club is shorter than the driver for example, and the club face offers distance.
 GOLF TERMINOLOGY beginning with the letter E EAGLE - two strokes under par for a hole. A score of three on a par 5 hole. EXPLOSION SHOT or SPLASH SHOT - a golf shot played from the bunker and created by the clubface “splashing” into the sand and removing the ball on a bed of sand.
FADE - a golf shot played so that for left-handed golfer the golf ball flight moves slightly right to left and for a right-handed golfer the golf ball flight moves slightly left to right. FAIRWAY - the closely cropped grass, and desired landing area between the tee and the putting green. The fairway is bordered by higher cut grass called the rough. Photographic Print FAT SHOT - a golf shot where the club head makes contact with the turf behind the golf ball before hitting the golf ball. Also called chunking. FLUFFY LIE - when the golf ball is sitting on top of high fluffy grass and there is concern that if the golf club is swung too low the club head might go under the golf ball through the impact zone. FOLLOW-THROUGH - the motion of the body and golf club of the golfer’s swing plane after impact in the golf swing. FORE - the word called out loudly by a golfer on the golf course when a person is in harms way of his golf shot.
Complete List of Golf Terms from DOT GAME to FRIED-EGG
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