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Wrong Ball: (covered by rule 15 of the usga rule book) any ball other than the player's ball in play, provisional ball or second ball played under rule 3-3 or rule 20-7b in stroke play

X: A score that cannot be determined, as play on a hole was not completed

X Factor: The difference in the amount of rotation between the shoulders and the hips

X-Out: Golf balls that, for whatever reason, are manufacturer seconds and have the original label on the ball crossed out with x's

Yank: (also 'pull, jerk') a shot that goes severely to the left of the target line (for a right-handed player)

Yardage: (e.g., 'yardage book, yardage marker') distance measured in yards

Yardage Book: A small booklet (given out or sold by a course, or created by the player or caddy) to keep various yardages, landmarks, references and notes about each hole on a particular golf course

Yardage Marker: Some type of landmark (usually permanent) indicating the yardage to the green -- most commonly measured to the center of the green but occasionally measured to the front of the green at a fe . . . View Full Definition

Yips: Nervous twitching in the putting stroke resulting in poor accuracy and a lack of touch

Zoysia: Creeping, wiry grass, often used in warm, dry regions

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