Wit & Wisdom of Golf

[Stan Nehilla]

Golf Dictionary

Burner - A tee shot that's hit low and hard.

[Stan Nehilla]

Golf Dictionary

Butterfly with sore feet, like a - An expression used by the more poetic golfers to describe a shot that lands very softly on the green.

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Buttonhook - A putt that hits the cup on one side and rolls all the way around the edge of the cup before coming out the front edge of the cup. Also called a horseshoe. Either way, very nasty.

[Stan Nehilla]

Golf Dictionary

Cabbage - Deep, thick, inescapable rough. Also called spinach. Green, leafy vegetables are not good for your golf game.

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Caddy - Individual who carries bags for golfers and assists them in the playing of the course. Ideally, a caddy should possess the eyes of a big-game hunter, the strength of a linebacker, the patience of a diplomat and the memory of a Mafia witness.

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Calamity Jane - Legendary golfer Bobby Jones' nickname for his "straight shooting" putter. Few contemporary golfers give their putters nicknames, but those who do usually choose more appropriate sobriquets like "Runaround Sue" and "Unsink able Molly Brown."

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Golf Dictionary

Can - The hole. The cup. The place to put your putts. When you sink a putt, you canned it.

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Carpet - The green. Soft, well-manicured fairways are also referred to as being "like carpet."

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Cart girl - The lovely young lady who operates the beer cart (a motorised vehicle that carries refreshments to golfers out on the course). These refreshments typically cost a fortune, which probably explains why golf courses hire beautiful young women to sell them.

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Golf Dictionary

Cart golf - Term for when two golfers riding in the same golf cart repeatedly hit the ball in the same direction (usually into the rough). An efficient but not necessarily pleasant way to play.