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Callaway Handicap System: (also 'callaway scoring system') a system of creating 'fair' handicaps for a one-time event in which many players do not have verifiable or established handicaps (more on tournament formats)

Camber: Camberthe curve of a club's sole, either heel-to-toe or leading edge-to-back of sole, to soften the sole's edges and create a more forgiving club (notice in picture that the sole is not perf . . . View Full Definition

Can: (also 'jar') another term for the hole or cup

Captains Choice: 1. (also 'scramble') 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 th . . . View Full Definition

Card: 1. Scorecard 2. To record a score on the scorecard

Carry: 1. The distance a ball travels in the air 2. The distance a ball must travel in the air in order to clear something or reach some destination

Carry-Over: When a competition is played with a separate contest on each hole (like a skins game) any unresolved holes, or ties, must be added (or carried over) to the subsequent holes cumulatively unti . . . View Full Definition

Cart Path: Area specifically for the purpose of driving motorized golf carts (usually, but not always, having an artificial surface)

Carve: Expression has been used to describe shaping or bending a shot to fit a hole's terrain or curve around something

Cast: 1. A common tendency to actively uncock the wrists and throw the club with the hands too early in the downswing in an attempt to accelerate the club or square the face 2. (as in 'cast irons . . . View Full Definition

Casual Water: A temporary accumulation of water (outside of a water hazard) that is visible before or after a player takes their stance

Cavity-Back: (also 'perimeter-weighted') a style of club head where the mass is distributed more toward the perimeter (outside edges) of the club head in order to increase the effective size of the center of mass

Cayman Ball: Actually a brand name, but generally thought of as lighter-than-standard-weight practice balls, with convex bumps rather than concave dimples, used in limited-length practice ranges, as they . . . View Full Definition

Cc: 1. (also 'cc's, cubic centimeters') typical unit for measuring the volume of wood heads, usually tested by water displacement 2. (also 'c.c.') abreviation of 'country club'

Chapman: (also 'chapman scotch, pinehurst') a variation on a four-ball match between two 2-man teams where each player hits a tee shot, then players on the same team switch and hit their teammate's b . . . View Full Definition

Chase: 1. A pronounced lateral movement of the upper body in the downswing in an attempt to keep the hands and body mass in front of the club head through impact (usually for the purpose of lowerin . . . View Full Definition

Chicken Wing: When the forward elbow joint (left elbow for right-handed players) collapses (flexes) out away from the body at impact and beyond, giving an awkward wing-like appearance and creating a varie . . . View Full Definition

Chili Dip: When a short chip or pitch shot is hit fat or chunked, causing the ball to go a much shorter distance than intended

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