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GOLF SLANG
9/5/2010
Golf has its own special language. If you want to look like you know what you're doing, even if you dont, you'd better master golf's own lingo.
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| Back nine, the
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The final nine hole on a golf course.
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| Backdoor
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The part of the cup located opposite the ball on the green. To reach the backdoor, a putt must curl around most of the hole before dropping in.
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| Backhander
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A putt struck with the back of the putter blade. Sometimes golfers will do this in casual fashion when the ball is very close to the hole. When they miss a backhander&mdash
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| Bag rat
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Caddie
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| Bail out
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What many golfers do to avoid trouble on the course. That is, they hit a shot in the direction opposite the trouble. If the trouble is on the left side, they bail out right. If the trouble is on the right side, they bail out left. This term
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 The words and definitions found here are from The Little Book of Golf Slang by Randy Voorhees.
For more infomation, visit our Golf Books section to read up on the summary of this book and to purchase it.
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