Wit & Wisdom of Golf

[Stan Nehilla]

Golf Dictionary

Trouble shot - Whenever you hit a shot into a place where you don't have an easy path to the green, you are in trouble, so your next shot will be a trouble shot. For hackers this constitutes every shot not played from the tee or the green.

[Stan Nehilla]

Golf Dictionary

Trouble wood - Any wood with a loft greater than that of a five wood. The most popular is the seven wood, a club used effectively from deep rough and fairway bunkers. These clubs are especially popular with seniors and women, two groups who need help hitting the ball higher. They have much more success hitting trouble woods than long irons.

[Stan Nehilla]

Golf Dictionary

Turn it over - To move the ball from right to left, that is, to hit a draw. Never say this if you want the ball to move from left to right. If you want to move the ball in that direction, just say, "I want to cut it."

[Stan Nehilla]

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Ugly - Anything bad that happens to you on the course, especially when you hit a poor shot, is ugly. So when you hit an incredibly bad shot, don't curse, just say, "Man, that was ugly," and everyone will nod with understanding.

[Stan Nehilla]

Golf Dictionary

Umbrella - The only long, stick-shaped object with a shaft and a handle routinely found in golf bags that is just as useless in getting the ball into the hole as a putter is.

[Stan Nehilla]

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Unplayable Ball - The rules of golf make the player "the sole judge" of whether his or her ball is unplayable, and most players use this judicial power to waive the usual penalty for moving the ball in light of their standing in the community.

[Stan Nehilla]

Golf Dictionary

Up and Down - Holing out from off the green in two strokes: an approach shot and a single putt. It is more common for players to go "up, across, beyond, next to, around and down" or "up, way over, under, into, through, along, onto, beside and down."

[Stan Nehilla]

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Upshoot - A shot hit with a higher-than-anticipated trajectory to a point short of the target. Also called ballooning.

[Stan Nehilla]

Golf Dictionary

U.S.G.A. - The United States Golf Association, which is responsible for drafting and enforcing regulations in America. It stands in the same relation to golfers as the Securities and Exchange Commission does to inside traders.

[Stan Nehilla]

Golf Dictionary

U-turn - A putt that rolls all the way around the edge of the cup before corning out.