A golf-like 17th-century Dutch game played on frozen canals with clubs and balls. A similar game called "chole" was being played in France in the 14th century, and there are other, e [..]

A collection of no more than 14 golf clubs, usually consisting of three or four woods, nine or ten irons, and a putter. The chief distinction among the types of clubs is that the woods make a sound li [..]

The very best golf you can play. A phenomenon seldom experienced by normal golfers, the A game

A hole in one. Like an ace

1. Assuming the correct stance and placing the head of the club on the ground behind the ball prior to hitting it. 2. Directing statements to the ball before it is hit or while it is in flight, such a [..]

According to the rules of golf, advice is "any counsel or suggestion made by one golfer to another about the choice of club, method of play or making of a shot, which contains no more than fi [..]

What a putt is when it won't go in the hole.

To hit a shot much farther than planned (most commonly over the green). Amateur golfers frequently airmail

Another name for a double eagle, a score of three under par on a hole. The most famous albatross

A term used in match play to indicate that both teams or individuals have cheated on an equal number of holes. See DORMIE