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men's major golf championships
four prestigious annual tournaments in professional golf
par
pre-determined number of strokes that a scratch (or 0 handicap) golfer should require to complete a hole or round
golf handicap
numerical measure of a golfer's potential playing ability
hole in one
in golf, the occasion when a ball hit from a tee finishes in the cup
medial epicondylitis
bone inflammation disease that results in inflammation located in epicondyle
yips
The yips are a sudden and unexplained loss of ability to execute certain skills in experienced performers such as athletes. Symptoms of the yips are losing fine motor skills and psychological issues that impact the muscle memory and decision-making, leaving them unable to perform basic skills.
tee
thumb|250px|Golf ball on tee placed in the ground A tee is a stand used in sport to support and elevate a stationary ball prior to striking with a foot, club, or bat. Tees are used extensively in golf, tee-ball, American football, and rugby. In addition, they are used as training devices for baseball and softball but are not used during gameplay.
Official World Golf Ranking
rates male professional golfers
stroke play
scoring system in golf
Grand Slam
winning the top golf tournaments
match play
scoring system for golf
Stableford
Stableford is a scoring system used in the sport of golf. Rather than counting the total number of strokes taken, as in regular stroke play, it involves scoring points based on the number of strokes taken at each hole. Unlike traditional scoring methods, where the aim is to have the lowest score, under Stableford rules, the objective is to have the highest score.
professional golfer
golfer with professional status; ordinarily cannot play in amateur tournaments
glossary of golf
list of definitions of terms and concepts related to golf
sand wedge
golf club
Women's World Golf Rankings
Wikimedia list article
links
oldest style of golf course
Mulligan
action in sport or games
Fourball
type of golf match used in match-play competitions
foursome
Foursomes, also known as alternate shot, is a pairs playing format in the sport of golf.
golf stroke mechanics
means by which golfers make decisions and execute them in the sport of golf
putter
thumb|Putter with insert A putter is a club used in the sport of golf to make relatively short and low-speed strokes with the intention of rolling the ball into the hole from a short distance away. It is differentiated from the other clubs (typically, irons and woods) by a clubhead with a very flat, low-profile, low-loft striking face, and by other features which are only allowed on putters, such as bent shafts, non-circular grips, and positional guides.
slope rating
measure of a golf course’s relative difficulty for a bogey golfer compared to a scratch golfer
fore
warning yelled by golfers
teeing ground
area where play begins in a hole of golf
wood
type of club used in the sport of golf
golf club
club organized to play golf
Women's major golf championships
Championships in women's major golf