Wit & Wisdom of Golf

[Stan Nehilla]

Golf Dictionary

Follow-through - The part of the swing that takes place after the ball has been hit but before the club has been thrown. See SWING.

[Stan Nehilla]

Golf Dictionary

Fore - The first of several four-letter words exchanged between golfers as one group of players hits balls toward another in front of them on the course.

[Stan Nehilla]

Golf Dictionary

Four-ball - A match in which two pairs of players each play their better ball against the other. Additional golf matches include: best-ball, in which one player plays against the better ball of two or the best ball of three players; three-ball, in which three players play against one another, each playing his or her own ball; and no-ball, in which two, three or four players, all of whom have lost all their balls, go to the clubhouse and play gin rummy.

[Stan Nehilla]

Golf Dictionary

Four-jack or four-putt - To take four putts on a hole. Only tolerable for those who can drive the green on a par five. When asked how he four-jacked a hole at the Masters, Seve Ballesteros replied, "I miss. I miss. I miss. I make." Well said.

[Stan Nehilla]

Golf Dictionary

Foursome - Four golfers playing a round together. Three golfers are a threesome, and two form a twosome. Four ladies playing slowly are a "gruesome." Four men playing after a long lunch at the 19th hole are a "fearsome." A single attractive woman playing alone is a "toothsome." A husband and wife playing together are a "quarrelsome." A group of golfers who give advice while watching another group tee off is a "meddlesome." A single player with a large number of jokes is a "tiresome." And two younger men playing a fast, sub-par round are a "loathsome."

[Stan Nehilla]

Fried egg - A ball buried in the sand, with a ring around it created on impact. Too many fried eggs will make you lose your appetite for the game.

[Stan Nehilla]

Golf Dictionary

Frog hairs - The short grass at the edge of the green. Also known as the collar or the fringe.

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Golf Dictionary

Front Nine - The first half of an 18-hole golf course. A golfer who, by the end of the 9th hole, has shot within a few strokes of par for 18 is entitled to skip the second half of the course and head directly for the 19th hole.

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[Stan Nehilla]

Golf Dictionary

Frosty - Nickname for the score of eight on a hole. Synonymous with snowman because the figure eight resembles a snowman and Frosty is the most famous snowman of all.