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Scoring: 1. The markings (grooves, dimples, scratches, etc.) On the face of a golf club 2. The act of keeping one's total strokes taken to a minimum 3. The act of recording scores or running the sc . . . View Full Definition

Scotch Foursome: A game where 2 two-man teams play one ball per team and teammates alternate strokes, the tee shot being hit by one team member on odd numbered holes and the other on even numbered holes (see . . . View Full Definition

Scramble: 1. A tournament format in which all players in a group (foursome or otherwise) hit a shot from the tee, and each subsequent location, always playing from the position of the best or preferre . . . View Full Definition

Scratch: 1. Zero handicap, no handicap strokes deducted 2. A player with (approximately) a 0 handicap

Screws: (also 'on the screws') the sweetspot, usually refers to hitting a wood, or driver in particular, right in the center (many woods originally had an insert in the center of the face that was a . . . View Full Definition

Seagoer: A long putt, usually used in reference to making such a putt

Semi-Private Course: A course that has members but is also open to public play

Set: 1. A collection of clubs taken as being together 2. When the wrists are cocked at the top of the backswing

Set Up: (also 'setup, address, address position') the position that the player assumes when preparing to make a stroke

Shaft: The part of the club that extends from the grip (actually all the way to the top of the club inside the grip) to the clubhead

Shag Bag: A bag or container for carrying practice balls

Shamble: (also 'texas scramble') a tournament format that is a variation of a scramble, where each member of a team (usually a foursome) hits a tee shot on each hole, the best tee shot on the hole is . . . View Full Definition

Shank: (also 'lateral') when the ball is contacted by, and ricochets off, the hosel or neck before it hits the clubface causing an errant direction and trajectory (low and to the right for a right- . . . View Full Definition

Shoot: 1. The act of playing a golf shot 2. Another way to refer to one's score for a round of golf, or tournament

Shooter: 1. (also 'flyer, flier, jumper') a shot that flies further than desired as a result of decreased backspin, usually resulting from long grass (but also could be water) between the ball and cl . . . View Full Definition

Shootout: 1. A match play format in which one player is eliminated at the conclusion of each hole based on having the highest score or, in cases of a tie for the highest score, a sudden death type pla . . . View Full Definition

Short Game: The part of the game that consists of short range (usually not full swing) shots (i.e., putting, chipping, pitching, greenside bunker shots, etc.)

Short Grass: Another phrase for the fairway (in contrast to 'long grass' which would be the rough)

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