Wit & Wisdom of Golf

[Stan Nehilla]

Golf Dictionary

Jack and Jill event - A tournament played by one-man-one-woman teams.

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Golf Dictionary

Jail - Where a golf ball usually lies after a hacker hits it. A place from which escape is nearly impossible. Deep rough, woods, buried lies, and other unpleasant places represent jail for a golf ball. (See also dead.)

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Golf Dictionary

Jaws - The yawning chasm that is the front of the cup, when a putt stops inches short of its intended destination. For example, "He left it right in the jaws."

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Golf Dictionary

Jelly legs - A disability that afflicts nervous golfers. (See also happy feet.)

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Golf Dictionary

Jerk - To pull a shot or putt left of the intended line. Also, a term used to describe a playing partner who pulls a shot or putt left of his intended line.

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Golf Dictionary

Jigger -
1. Traditional short pitching iron used to get out of trouble on holes 1 through 18.
2. Traditional short measuring glass used to get into trouble at hole 19.

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Golf Dictionary

Juice - Backspin. (See also growl.}

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Juicy lie - A lie in the rough where the ball is sitting atop the grass, offering a clean approach.

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Jump - What a ball often does from a flier lie. That is, it jumps out hot and travels much farther than if struck from a normal lie.

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Golf Dictionary

Jump on it - To strike the ball with maximum force, with the hope of achieving maximum distance from the club used.