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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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| Nassau
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Probably the most popular form of golfing wager. It's a three-part beet with the front nine, the backnine, and the total match being equally weighted wagers. The name comes from Nassau Country Club in New York, where the bet is said to have origina
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| Nasty
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A nasty is a junk bet you can cash in on if you hole a shot from off the putting surface and your score for that hole equals par or better.
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| Nineteenth hole, the
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The bar and grillyou visit after your round. This is the place where most golfers find their best lies.
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| Nip it
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When you hit an iron shot without taking a divot, you have nipped it. Good golfers do this in an attempt to minimize backspin
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| Nuked
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When you hit a shot that achieves the absolute maximum distance for that club, you have nuked it.
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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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