Irreverent Golf Glossary- More Course Parts Finale

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We last met at the greenside bunker as we trying to blast our way out of the sand. Let’s finish this hole…

• Fringe – this is the closely-mowed area that surrounds the green also called the ‘collar’. Technically it is not considered the ‘green’ as the grass is slightly longer.  Note: if you are playing in a contest like ‘win a prize for landing on the green on your first shot’ this fringe area does not count and you don’t win. Again, ask me how I know that!  Not sure why it’s even there except to tease you. Tee Hee!

• Green - Nirvana! The Dance Floor! The Promised Land!  This is where the real delicate elements of the game surface. This is the ending point of the hole. It started at the tee box and it ends at the green…except there is more work to do than just getting here.

On the Green

Flagstick on the Green

• Flagstick – or ‘pin’ – just as it sounds, it is a stick with a small flag, typically white (as in surrender) but can come in many colors and designs. This flagstick sits in the…

• Hole – just that! The hole is cut on the green by the greenskeeper/ground crew and it depends on the mood of the person cutting the hole as to where it is placed on any given day. It is a wonderful barometer of moods better than any mood ring. You hope and pray that person was in a good mood the day you are playing. In professional tournaments the hole location is almost always in the most difficult location on Sunday, the final round. Hence the term “Sunday location”. And you thought you had to be a mental giant to play this game.

• Cup – one last term for this session. This is the plastic and aluminum insert that goes into the hole that prevents the ball from dropping into oblivion when, and if, it finally goes into the hole. The hole and cup are of uniform size per the rules of the game. There is no apparent reason as to why the diameter of the hole is what it is other than that was the size of the first hole-cutting tool used in Scotland. Go Figure!

Now, we are finished with your ‘crash’ course for terminology that pertains to the golf course.  I may have missed some parts of the course from tee to green but they can’t be too important if I didn’t mention them. Right???

Just wait until we tackle etiquette, rules etc. etc. You ain’t seen nothing yet! If you have any terms of your own you wish to add please add them in the comments section below…and don’t forget to subscribe to the comments so you are ‘in the know’ as we grow!

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