Wit & Wisdom of Golf

[Stan Nehilla]

Golf Dictionary

Clubface - The metal or wooden striking surface that is located on the front of a clubhead above the sole and between the toe and the heel. There is a specific point on every clubface called the "sweet spot," which, when it connects with a ball, produces maximum accuracy and power as well as a solid, gratifying feeling of perfect contact. It is difficult to say exactly where the sweet spot is since it varies from club to club, but generally speaking it is in the dead centre of the "bland belt," which is very near the "rotten region," in the middle of the "lousy area" and surrounded by the "loathsome zone.

[Stan Nehilla]

Golf Dictionary

Clubhead Covers - Wool or leather "mittens" slipped over the heads of woods to keep them dry. Zip-on coverings that encase the entire club in wetsuit material are also available and permit the eventual reuse of a favourite club flung into a water hazard, assuming that blind rage was tempered with foresight.

[Stan Nehilla]

Golf Dictionary

Clubhouse - Place where the rules are prominently posted.

[Stan Nehilla]

Golf Dictionary

Colonel Bogey - Just another name for the dreaded score of one over par.

[Stan Nehilla]

Golf Dictionary

Comebacker - A shot that backs up after hitting the green. Or, for a high-handicapper, a tee shot that hits one of the tee markers and ends up behind you.

[Stan Nehilla]

Golf Dictionary

Committee - The duly authorised drafters of the rules.

[Stan Nehilla]

Golf Dictionary

Competition - Form of play clearly established in the rules.

[Stan Nehilla]

Golf Dictionary

Cop - The ranger on the public golf course—the guy whose job it is to make sure the flow of play is smooth and all golfers are observing the game's etiquette. He's never around when the fivesome in front of you is too slow, but always around to watch you hit a tee shot out of bounds or into a lake.

[Stan Nehilla]

Course - Area of play strictly regulated under the rules.

[Stan Nehilla]

Golf Dictionary

Courtesy - Type of conduct specifically mandated by the rules.