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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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| GOLF SLANG: S |
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| S-word
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Ssssssh! This is a very bad word in golf. A shank is a shot that flies ninety degrees to the right after the ball has been struck with the club's hosel. So devastating is this afflication that if you get the shanks, the best thing to do is l
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| Scrambler
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A golfer who plays somewhat erratically but manages to salvage good scores from inconsistent play. A scramble refers to a golf competition in which each of four players on a team hits a tee shot and picks best ball, then plays a second shot from th
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| Scratch
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Term to describe a golfer who has a zero handicap
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| Short grass
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Where you are when you hit the fairway with your drive.
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| Short stick
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The putter, so named because it's the shortest club in the bag. You can make up for a lot of bad work with other sticks if you can handle the short stick.
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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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