Wit & Wisdom of Golf

[Stan Nehilla]

Golf Dictionary

Pro tees - The tees from which the golf course plays the longest. The tees you do not want to play.

[Stan Nehilla]

Golf Dictionary

Pull - To hit a shot straight but to the left of the intended target.

[Stan Nehilla]

Golf Dictionary

Punch - Identical to a knockdown shot. A low, boring shot played with little wrist action and little follow-through. Used to combat a headwind.

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Golf Dictionary


Pure it - To strike the ball perfectly and achieve the intended ball flight and distance.

[Stan Nehilla]

Golf Dictionary

Push - To hit a shot straight but to the right of the intended target.

[Stan Nehilla]

Golf Dictionary

Put a tack on it - A request from one of your fellow competitors to mark your ball, usually just before he holes a twenty-five-footer that breaks your heart.

[Stan Nehilla]

Golf Dictionary

Putt - To hit a shot straight but to the left, the right, beyond, short of, over or around the intended target.

[Stan Nehilla]

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Putt out - When you elect to finish a hole, even though you may not be away, you are putting out. It's permissible to do this if you declare your intentions before doing so and are just a few feet from the hole.

[Stan Nehilla]

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Putter - Specialized club used on the green. The putter differs from the other golf clubs in the bag in that it always produces shots that roll forward a few feet and stop.

[Stan Nehilla]

Golf Dictionary

Quacker - See duck hook.