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	Fore Caddie One who directs golfers to their balls during competition. The fore caddy positions himself in the vicinity of where the tee shots will land, and marks its placement. As a fore-warning a ball hit to close to the forecaddy would be followed with a yell : FORE-Caddie look out, which later evolved to simply Fore!!!
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	Tee Marker The boundary on the tee behind which a drive must be made. The ball must be placed onto the tee within two club lengths of the tee marker.
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	Fore !!! To cry out the word "Fore" is to warn other players that your ball may hit them. Similar to Look Out!!! and Heads Up!!!
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	Snap Hook To severely hook the ball to the inside by excessive and early wrist action.
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	Top Spin Putting A method where the ball is placed more forward in the stance. This causes an end over end rolling action. It keeps the ball on line and forward rolling.
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	Set Up To position yourself for the address. It includes aim, foot and shoulder alignment, grip, ball placement and position.
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	Back Door The rear of the hole or cup in reference to your ball.
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	Baffle The former name for a 5 wood.
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	Under Par Taking less shots than par on a given hole or for the whole round. Examples: A score of 2 on a par 3 hole. A total score of 70 on a par 72 course.
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	Brassie / Brassy The brassie is the former name of the 2 wood. Scottish origin.
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	Chip In A chip shot that goes into the hole.
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	Sit Down A term which the golfer says to the ball to encourage it to land quickly and softly or stop rolling.
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	Slice A shot that curves dramatically away from the target from the inside to the outside. Also called a banana ball.
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	Eagle Two strokes under par for a single hole. Example: scoring a 3 on a par 5 hole.
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	Worm Burner A mis-hit shot which rolls along the ground with the force of a full shot.
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	Cleek Any one of many narrow-bladed iron clubs used for long shots through the green from the rough or sand. Another name for the # 1 iron.
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	Occasional Water A condition where water is unintentionally present and the areas are marked accordingly. The golfer may pick up, clean, and place the ball outside the occasional water area with no penalty.
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	Double Bogey Two strokes over the par for a hole. Example: scoring a 5 on a par 3 hole.
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	Baseball Grip Holding the golf club with all ten fingers directly on the grip.
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	Tee Up To place a golf ball on the wooden tee.
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	Sandy When a golfer still makes their par after escaping from a sand hazard.
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	Pitching Wedge An iron with a club face angel of 48 to 50 degrees, used to hit a high trajectory shot.
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	Duff To miss-hit a shot by hitting the ground behind the ball and then top the ball.
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	Rimmed Out A shot which circles the lip of the hole without dropping in.
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	Bye A term used in tournaments. The player who draws a "bye" is allowed to advance to the next round without playing an opponent. In match play, it is the hole or holes still left to play if the match is won before the 18th hole.
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	Blast A shot that takes a large amount of sand with it when hitting out of a sand trap. An explosion shot.
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	Topping Topping a shot is when the club hits well above the center of the ball causing it to run along the ground.
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	Texas Wedge What the putter is called when it is used to play a shot from off the green.
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	Turn The midway point on a golf course, the end of the 9th hole. Turn also refers to the rotation of the body in the golf swing. Or the bend a ball takes in flight or rolling on the green.
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	Par The designated score for a hole as established by the USGA. The number of strokes an experienced golfer should take to get the ball in the hole.
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	Middle Irons Terms used for the 5, 6, 7, and 8 irons. Sometimes the 5 is called a long iron.
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	Uncock To straighten the wrists in the down swing. To unbend the wrists or to return the wrists in line with the arms again.
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	Pin High A term that means the ball has landed on the green level with the hole as you are looking at it.
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	Over Par A score higher than the indicated par for a hole or round.
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	Out of Bounds The area outside of the course in which play is prohibited. A player is penalized stroke and distance. The golfer must replay the shot with a penalty of one stroke. Example: a golfer hits his first drive out of bounds, he must re-tee another ball and is playing his 3rd shot from that point.
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	Middle Wedge A metal iron with loft between that of a pitching wedge and a sand wedge.
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	Kick Another term for bounce. Usually an unpredictable or erratic bounce.
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	Gutta Percha A rubber-like material used in the manufacture of early golf balls. It was a hard, molded substance made from the sap of several types of Malaysian trees. These balls were in use from 1848 until the early 1900s.
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	Hook To induce top spin and side spin onto the ball causing it to move from outside to in on your swing with more roll. Opposite is slice.
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	Four Ball A match in which the better ball of two players is played against the better ball of their opponents.
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	Pro-Am Event A tournament where a professional is partnered with an amateur.
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	Baffy The former name for a 4 wood.
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	Temporary Green A green used when the normal green is under repair or when the club wishes to preserve the permanent green. Also used in winter to protect the normal greens.
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	Scratch Par play. A zero handicap.
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	Gimme A very short putt that is certain to be made on the next shot and will most likely be conceded by an opponent. Not legal in stroke tournaments.
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	Action Backspin on golf ball.
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	Fade A term used to describe the slight turning of the ball from left to right (by a right-handed player) at the end of its flight. From right to left for a left-handed player.
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	Deuce A controlled shot that results in the ball stopping almost immediately on the green without roll. Also a nickname for a birdie on a par three hole.
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	Water Hazard Ponds, lakes, rivers or ditches on the course.
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	Stableford A point scoring competition. One point for a bogey, two points for a par, three for a birdie, four for an eagle and five for an albatross (double eagle).
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	Duffer An unskilled golfer. Also called a hacker.
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	Shag The process of picking up golf balls.
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	What is a divot? A divot, in golfing terms, is the chunk of grass and subsequent hole that is left in the ground when a golfer takes a little bit too much of the turf on his swing. For some clubs, like the sand wedge, it is neccesary to take a divot in order to hit under the ball enough to produce the correct high trajectory and spin. The patch of grass that flies up from the ground is called a divot. Also, the hole left in the ground is often referred to as a divot. Golfers should remember to carefully replace and repair these divots in order to ensure the quality of the golf course.
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	Thin Shot To strike the ball above its center causing it to skip and bounce along the ground rather than rise through the air.
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	Tap In A very short putt which is also known as a gimme putt. In a friendly game your opponent will say just pick it up, or they will sometimes hit the ball back to you. Don´t try this in a tournament.
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	Round A complete game of golf - 18 holes is one round. Also the term to describe the shape of the hole and ball. When the cirle of the hole or the sphere of the ball is mis-shaped or deformed it is called "Out of Round"
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	Hanging Lie When the ball is resting on the upside of a slope.
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	Comeback Shot The shot you make after you have overshot the hole.
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	Tee Time The starting time assigned to your group for the round of golf.
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	Stroke Penalty Penalty for violation of a rule which counts as one shot. A one stroke penalty adds an extra stroke to your score without an attempt to swing.
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	Royal and Ancient Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews - golf´s primary governing body.
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	Honor The privilege of hitting first from the tee. Usually assigned at the first tee. After the first tee, the privilege goes to the winner of the last hole.
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	Head The end of the club that includes the club face which makes contact with the ball.
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	Course Handicap Table The competition scratch score used to recalculate your handicap.
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	Dunk To hit your ball into a water hazard.
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	Downhill Lie A stance where the lead foot is lower than the rear foot.
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	Stick The pole or pin in the center of the green with a flag attached. Also, to hit a shot that stays where it hits.
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	Pro Shop The area of a golf club house where golfing equipment may be purchased, repaired, adjusted and analyzed. The place to pay your greens fees.
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	Bite The backspin imparted on the ball that makes the ball stop dead, or almost so, with little or no roll.
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	Albatross Former name of a "double eagle" - the score for a hole made in 3 strokes under par. A British term.
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	Bogey A score of one over par for the hole. To play a hole in one stroke over par. Example: taking 5 strokes on a par 4.
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	Zero Handicap Zero handicap is a scratch handicap. The golfer gets no strokes in handicap events.
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	Tap A light hit.
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	One Stroke Penalty A term to describe the addition of a single stroke to the current tally for breaking a rule on the hole you are playing.
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	Hit a Brick To strike the ball on the green such that it does not roll past the cup.
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	Adjusted Gross Score Competition scratch used to recalculate handicap. AGS is based on scores recorded by all players in the competition.
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	Swing Weight The measure of a golf club´s weight that is typically expressed in ounces or grams.
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	Scotch Foursome A golf match where players play in teams of two, taking alternate shots. Each hole is started alternatively as well.
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	Rules of Golf The official R&A rules or laws controlling the game of golf.
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	Ranger An official of the golf course who keeps law and order on the course. This includes etiquette, slow play, reordering the groups of players and more.
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	Putting Stroke A pendulum type golf swing intending to roll the ball.
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	Preferred Lie Play in which a golfer may move his ball to the nearest point of relief not nearer the hole. When playing under winter rules, a player may replace their ball on the fairway within 6 inches of where it came to rest, not nearer the hole.
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	Pitch and Run To pitch the ball onto the green using a club which enables the ball to roll on impact.
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	Interlocking Grip A type of grip where the little finger of the undominant hand is intertwined with the index finger of the dominant hand. It links the hands together.
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	Hustler A golfer with greater ability who purposely maintains a higher handicap in order to win more bets. A sandbagger.
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	Bail Out To avoid trouble, such as a water hazard, in one area by hitting the ball well into another area.
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	Double Eagle Scoring a 2 on a par 5 hole, which is 3 under par.
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	Biting The backspin imparted on the ball that makes the ball stop dead, or almost so, with little or no roll. Refers to the way the greens are holding the golf ball Ex. The greens are really biting today.
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	Tending the Flag Holding the flag stick such that a player may aim for it and then removing it as the balls approaches. It is good etiquette to offer to tend a flag for someone who has a long putt.
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	Teeing Ground The designated area in which you must tee off your ball. The ball must be teed off within the markers and no more than two club lengths behind them.
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	Niblick An obsolete deep-bladed more steeply lofted than a mashie, used especially for playing from sand and from the rough. Old term for a 9 iron.
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	Lob Wedge A wedge with more loft and sometimes flange then a pitching or sand wedge. Usually 60 degrees or more loft.
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	Hole in One A shot where the balls winds up in the hole made with one stroke. Same as "ace".
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	Hacker An unskilled golfer that makes chopping swings and winds up all over the course. Same as "duffer".