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Lie Angle: The angle between the sole of the club and the shaft from the face view (looking at the face of the club straight on)

Lift, Clean And Place: (sometimes also 'preferred lies, winter rules') a mode of play, usually because of muddy or poor course conditions, where through the green the ball may be picked up, cleaned off and replace . . . View Full Definition

Lights-Out: Playing excellently

Line: 1. ('target line, intended line') direction, as indicated by a vertical plane 2. ('line, line of a putt, putting line') the path on which the ball rolls, or will roll, enroute to the hole

Line Up: 1. ( also 'align') position/direct/orient the body and/or club 2. Assessing the direction of a shot or putt

Links: 1. Originally referred to seaside courses on 'links land' (seaside grassy area), now used loosely to mean any golf course 2. ('links style course, links course') an exposed, windswept (some . . . View Full Definition

Lip: (also 'rim') the top edge of the hole, above the cup

Lip Out: When the ball hits the edge of the hole and spins out instead of dropping

Lob: (also 'lob shot') a relatively vertical (steep arced) shot, usually played with a lofted wedge, intended to land softly and not roll far

Lob Wedge: A very lofted wedge, usually 59 or 60 degrees (more sometimes), designed for playing high, soft shots from short distances

Local Knowledge: Awareness of a course's idiosyncratic playing characteristics from having played it many times

Loft: 1. The angle/cant/slope/pitch/grade of the clubface relative to the shaft of the club from the frontal plane 2. Hoist or lift

Long Game: The part of golf played with full, or substantial, swings where the ball is intended to cover relatively longer distances (usually thought of in terms of woods, long irons and middle irons)

Long Iron: The longer-shafted, steeper-faced, (and hopefully) longer distance irons, generally numbers 1 through 4

Loop: 1. (mainly used by caddies) another term for a round of golf (also might refer to the player a caddie is working for or the job of caddying itself) 2. (also 'reroute') a noticeable differen . . . View Full Definition

Looper: Caddy

Loose Impediment: Any natural object that is not fixed or growing (e.g., rocks, twigs, leaves, etc.)

Lost Ball: Any ball that cannot be found within five minutes of beginning a search for it (see also 'provisional ball')

Low Side: The downhill edge of the cup when it is on any slant

Lpga: (ladies professional golf association) formed to organize and promote women in professional golf

Lunch Ball: (also 'muligan, sunday ball') taking a second attempt (replay, 'do over') at a shot when one doesn't like the result of the first

Major: 1. One of four annual tournaments (the masters, u.s. open, british open or pga) 2. Could also refer to a tournament of greater significance than usual due to tradition or the sanctioning body

Makeable: (fairly subjective) commonly used by commentators in broadcasts, refers to a putt (or short game shot) that is relatively straight forward and predictable in terms of the read (e.g., slope, . . . View Full Definition

Mark: (also 'spot') to put down a ballmarker (usually a small flat object, like a dime) to be able to replace the ball precisely in its original location after lifting (usually, but not exclusivel . . . View Full Definition

Marker: (also 'ball marker') usually a small, flat object (like a dime) used to mark the ball's position (usually, but not exclusively, on the green) while other players putt and/or the ball is cleaned

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