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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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| Waggle
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To move the club head back and forth before beginning the takeaway. Golfers do this to relieve tension just before beginning their swing. When they see the results of their swing, tension reenters their bodies.
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| Watery Grave
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Where your disobedient golf balls go every time you try to carry a water hazard.
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| Weekend warriors
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Golfers who play infrequently, so called because the only time they can play is on weekends.
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| Whiff
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When you swing at the ball and miss.
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| Winter rules
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In certain areas where the winters are harsh, golf courses don't receive much maintenance between October and April. To make winter golf more palatable in these areas, many courses enact winter rules, which provide for improved lies u
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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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