•ACE: A hole in one.
•ALBATROSS: When we pot a ball in three strokes under the par of a particular hole.
•APPROACH: A short drive to reach the green. Normally achieved with wedge clubs.
•BACKSPIN: Backwards effect on the motion of the ball when it ‘bounces’ across terrain.
•BACKSWING: Movement necessary to give the golf club momentum and aim when initiating a swing.
•BUNKER: Obstacle where grass or terrain has been replaced with sand.
•BARS: Placed on the tees to signal the zone and direction of exit. The white and yellow are for men, and the red and blue for women and children.
•BIRDIE: When we pot  the ball in one stroke under the par of a particular hole.
•BOGEY: When we pot the ball in one stroke over the par of a particular hole.
•PROVISIONAL BALL: Second play from the same hole when the first is thought lost or off limits.
•CADDIE: The person who carries the clubs, balls and other equipment of the player during the game. The caddie also helps to keep the game within the strictures of the Rules of Golf.
•ROAD: The zone of a golf course around the hole where the grass is kept most closely cut. It’s where players will make their decisive strike on the hole.
•COURSE: The entirefield within which golfers are allowed to play.
•CHIP: Is a stroke with a low and short aim, in which the ball can roll towards the hole.
•NECKTIE: When the ball reaches the edge of the hole and circles without falling into it.
•CHOP: A piece or area of grass dislodged by the head of the club during a shot
•DOUBLE BOGEY: When we pot the ball with two strokes more than the par of a particular hole.
•DOG LEG: When a hole is not in direct line but involves a turn (to the right or left).
•DORMIE: In the match-play, whoever has achieved an advantage of holes scored equal to the number of holes needed to play to the 18,  and by which they cannot lose. ]
•DRAW: A shot that veers slightly to the left (in the right-handed) or to the right (in the left-handed).
•DRIVER: A club used to drive the ball to great distance. It has a long shaft and a head with very little loft.
•DROP: When the ball has gone off limits, or into water; the replacement ball has to be in the area marked where the player can drop the ball from shoulder height
•EAGLE: When a ball is potted with two strokes less than the par of a particular hole.
•POSTS: Indicators of obstacles ahead on the course: whites signify out of limits; blues, areas under repair; reds, water alongside the course; yellows, water ahead.
•EXPLOSIÓN: A stroke to escape a bunker, and one which demands more effort in the sand than against the ball itself.

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•FADE: A stroke that bends slightly to the right.
•FAIRWAY: Grass slanting between levels, between the tee and the green (see: green).
•FINNEGAN: More of an infraction than the Mulligan (see below), because, as well as repeating the opening stroke,  it allows a choice of either of the two. In the case of, for example, dropping the ball on the first stroke, but losing it in the woods in the second.
•FINISH: The final stroke of a swing, after hitting the ball.
•FOLLOW THROUGH: The part of the swing after club hits the ball.
•FORE: The shout to warn players that there is a ball in play.
•OFF LIMITS: When the ball falls outside the area permitted for play.
•FOURSOME: Formula for playing by two pairs in which each team plays with just one ball, with players and strokes alternating, common in championships.
•GIMNE: A very short putt which in match-play is inadmissible to allow.
•GREEN: The surface of the course that is specially prepared for putting. A ball is on the green when any part of it is touching the green area.
•GREENSOME: A formula for playing by two pairs in which both partners play, chosing the best shot (and recovering the other ball) and following alternate shots to complete the hole.
•GREENSOME-CHAPMAN: A variation on the Greensome in which each player of a team plays the following stroke of their partner’s previous stroke, and in the third they continue with their choice of either of the previous two balls, going on to complete the hole in alternating plays.
•GRIP: The manner in which a player controls their club. It also refers to the part of the club the player grasps to make a swing.
•STROKE: The motion of the club towards the ball, setting it in motion. If a player voluntarily halts or interrupts the action, they are considered not to have executed a proper stroke.
•PENALTY SHOT: The point where the score has to be taken if a player has commmited an infraction against the rules, and where a player’s ball can be declared unplayable.
•GROSS SCORE: The total  score in any game, prior to subtracting the handicap.
•HANDICAP: The certificated advantage of one player over another. The handicap is the number of strokes made by a player over or below the par of the ground to complete 18 holes.
•HALVED: The proposal  of a tie in a game by holes, which can be made independently by either player. It is often used with intentions of psychological manouevres between players.
•HOOK: The effect of striking the ball into the air in a leftwards direction.
•HONOR: Held by the player who has to play first in any subsequent tee,  which is the result of the previous hole.
•HOLE: This has two meanings in golf: the first, each of the holes of a golf course comprising the area designated as being beween tee and green; and, second,  in the middle of the green, the hole is the actual hole where the ball has to be potted. The latter has a diameter of 108mm and depth of no less than 100mm.
•GO ALL SQUARE: When a match is declared a draw, or tie.
•GO BELOW: When a player or team is losing (one below, two below, three below, etc).
•LOFT: The grade or angle of inclination of a golf club head.
•MATCH PLAY: A form of competition consisting of a game played by the number of holes scored.
•MEDAL PLAY: A form of competition in which the game is p layed for half of the gross score,  and where the player who has scored least wins.
•MULLIGAN: The second stroke made after the tee, not including the first. It’s another violation of the rules of golf, and is usually only attempted in friendly games among amateur players.
•PAR: When a ball is potted with the number of strokes that the course has indicated should be played in one hole.
•PRO-AM: A competition involving a professional and one or more amateur players
•PUTT: A stroke made with a “putter” and usually played on the Green.
•PUTTER: A club used to ‘patear’,  ‘kick’,  normally employed on the Green.
•ROUGH : Area around a hole where the grass is not cut low and level.
•NET SCORE: The total score after the handicap has been subtracted.
•SCRAMBLE: A formula for a game between teams of two or more players. All leave the tee,  choosing the best ball played, and from this point returning to all play the following stroke, and thus afterwards to complete each hole. It is used to link players of different handicaps, and on occasions as a means of diversion against stronger players.
•SLICE: The effect of of striking the ball into the air in a rightwards direction.
•STABLEFORD: A formula for playing in which each hole is played in relation to the par: one par for the bogey, two for the par, three for the birdie, four for the eagle. When players have not completed the hole with the requisite number of plays,  they lift or retire the ball. The stableford is used normally in local  prize competitions, because it is a form of game less slower than others.
•SWING: The motion realized with the club to hit the ball or  to practice the angle of the stroke.
•TEE: The support, normally of plastic or wood, on which the ball sits, only used on the first, exit, tee.
•EXIT TEE: The spot where any player will start their play at a hole. Two marks sign the spot where the player can make the first stroke on each hole. A ball is said to be out of the exit tee when all the balls are outside the area.
•THREESOME: A team of three players.
•BUMP/RUN: An ineffective or bungled stroke, usually consisting of a strike on the upper part of the ball,  causing it to roll along the flat.
•WEDGE: The generic term applied to clubs used in a short game: pitching wedge, lob wedge and sand wedge (blaster). They are characterized by their short shaft and have a very wide head.