Wit & Wisdom of Golf

[Stan Nehilla]

Golf Dictionary

Milk the grip - Lighten and tighten the grip on a club alternately before beginning a swing. This enables a golfer to get exactly the correct grip pressure (light) for a solid stroke.

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Golf Dictionary

Million-dollar swing - A flawless swing a la Tom Purtzer or Steve Elkington

[Stan Nehilla]

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Mixed Foursome - A quartet of golfers composed of two separate grounds for divorce.

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Golf Dictionary

Monday's children - Marginal pros who competed on Monday mornings in an attempt to earn entry into that week's tournament in the dark days before the "all-exempt" PGA Tour.

[Stan Nehilla]

Golf Dictionary

Money player - The golfer who seems to make every big putt and come up with a good shot in every pressure situation.

[Stan Nehilla]

Golf Dictionary

Move - The golf swing. If you like what you see, you say, "He puts a good move on it."

[Stan Nehilla]

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Moving day - Saturday; the day in four-day professional tournaments when contenders attempt to move into position to win.

[Stan Nehilla]

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Muff - To mishit a shot.

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Mulligan - A second, provisional ball played following a tee shot that may be lost or unplayable. If the first ball is indeed lost or unplayable, the "Mulligan" is then played with a one-stroke penalty. If the provisional ball is played, but the player forgets or declines to add the penalty stroke to his or her score, it's a "Haldeman." If the player finds the original ball in a playable but inconvenient position, surreptitiously pockets it and plays the provisional ball, again without penalty, it's an "Ehrlichman." If a player steals a ball from an opponent's bag to play as a provisional ball, then counts neither the stroke used to hit it nor a penalty stroke, it's a "Nixon."

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Golf Dictionary

Nassau - A golf scoring system that allocates one point to the winner of each 9 holes and one to the winner of the 18. This system is a favourite among high-stakes bettors. Of course, no one on a golf course with even the remotest idea of what constitutes proper behaviour in the game of golf would dream of placing a wager on the outcome of a round. However, since there is no one on any golf course who has even the remotest idea of what constitutes proper behaviour in the game of golf, betting is universal.