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 [...]
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Let us continue on our journey around the course… • Out of bounds – this is an area (usually somebody’s backyard) where you’re not supposed to hit your ball. If you see white stakes on the golf course that means that any ball that lies beyond those stakes is considered to be unplayable and you [...]
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Now that you are checked in, warmed up, stretched out and ready to go you get in your golf cart (walking is for able-bodied extremists) and head to the starting point for your round if golf. • Front side -The typical course is broken into 2 segments: the front nine and the back nine. The [...]
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Continuing with some of the most common golf terms for our Irreverent Golf Glossary, let’s define your journey to the various parts of the golf course. • Bag Drop — this is where you unload your golf clubs to prevent you from having to haul your clubs all the way through the parking lot and [...]
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In the next few articles I will be defining some very common golf terms, in no particular order (as they say on ‘Dancing with the Stars’) from a totally personal perspective. If there is some golf terminology not covered in these posts, please let me know and I’ll do my best to define it for [...]
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