Golf Terms
- Birdie
- One stroke less than par.
- Cart path
- The path provided by the golf course for your cart. It’s intended to make sure the
traffic moves in a consistent pattern and protects the rest of the golf course.
- Chipping
- The stroke used when just barely off the green. It is in between pitching and putting.
It is a similar technique as putting (no pivot), but instead you most likely use one of
these clubs: sand iron, ten iron, wedge, nine, eight, or seven iron.
- Draw
- The ball moves right to left. It starts out right of the target, then moves back towards
the target. It is much more subtle than a hook.
- Driver
- This is the club you normally tee off with, meaning that the ball may be placed on a
tee. It is considered a wood. It is the longest club in the bag, and it has the least
amount of loft (except the putter). As a result, it is the hardest to control.
- Eagle
- Two under par.
- Fade
- The ball moves from left to right. It, like the draw is much more subtle than it’s
counterpart, the slice.
- Green
- The area that surrounds the hole (cup). It is the most manicured part of the golf
course.
- Handicap
- A handicap is used to make players of different calibers equal. After playing the same
course ten times, the course can assign you a handicap.
- Hook
- An exaggerated ball flight moving from right to left.
- Irons
- Irons got their name because they were made of iron, in contrast to the woods. Today
they may be made of steel, iron, or graphite.
- Par
- Par is how many strokes you have to get the ball in the hole in regulation.
- Pitching
- Pitching comes after chipping. It is a pivot oriented shot. It is used when it’s
too far to chip, but does not require the full swing. It’s a similar motion, just not
as powerful.
- Putter
- The club used when putting on or around the green. The putter has the least amount of
loft, about 2 degrees. The putter is the single most important club used. You will use
this more than any other club.
- Putting
- Putting is the stroke used to advance the ball on or around the green. Only the hands,
arms, and shoulders are involved; there is no pivot. It is the most conservative golf
swing made.
- Slice
- An exaggerated ball flight moving from left to right.
- Tee
- What you place your ball on when you tee off from the tee.
- The tee
- The start of every new hole.
- Tee markers
- Tee markers indicate where you should tee the ball up when you begin a hole.
- Woods
- These are the longest clubs in your bag. They get their name because they were
originally made of wood. Today, they may be made of another substance, such as metal,
graphite, or titanium.
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