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Bogey: A score of one over (more than) par for a hole

Bogey Golfer: A player whose handicap is about 20 for men (between 17.5 and 22.4) and about 24 for women (between 21.5 and 26.4), according to usga standards at the time of this writing

Bogey Rating: Like a course rating but based on the ability of a bogey golfer rather than a scratch golfer (the bogey rating is a number used to calculate the slope rating of a course)

Borrow: The allowance for the break or curve of a shot (usually associated with putts or chips)

Bounce: ('bounce sole, bounce angle') the angle of the club's sole in relation to level/horizontal, or the amount that the leading edge of the club is higher than the part of the club's sole that is . . . View Full Definition

Bowed Wrist: Indicates a wrist position where the palm is closer to the underside of the forearm (technically called 'flexion') -- see also cupped

Brassie: Archaic term for a 2 wood

Break: The curve of a putt or running shot due to the slope of the terrain and gravity

Breakfast Ball: (also 'lunch ball, mulligan, sunday ball') another term for a mulligan or do-over

Bulge: (also 'horizontal bulge') the curve of the face of a wood (across, from heel to toe) which helps shots hit toward the heel or toe curve back in the direction of the center

Bump And Run: (also 'chip, chip and run, chip and roll') a shot that is designed to roll (run) farther than it flies (usually, but not always, from near the green)

Bumping It: (also 'improving your lie, preferred lies, winter rules') altering the ball's position, or the way it rests (lies) on the ground, so as to make the it easier to contact cleanly -- mainly put . . . View Full Definition

Bunker: A depression in the ground usually (but not always) filled with sand

Buried Elephant: A particularly large mound or hump, usually used in reference to the surface of a putting green

Cabbage: Deep rough or vegetation off the fairway

Caddy: (also 'caddie, looper') someone who carries a players bag of clubs and/or assists a player with advice and the details of play

Calcutta: An auction/wagering method for team play matches, where the right to bet on the winning team(s) must be won in an auction (more on tournament formats and games)

Call Up: (also 'wave up') common practice at some courses (usually on par 3 holes) where the group ahead (group a) signals for the group behind (group b) to play their shots when group a reaches the . . . View Full Definition

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