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Cut: 1. (also 'cut shot, fade') a shot which (for a right-handed player) curves gently from left to right 2. (also 'cut line') the required score to qualify for further play in a tournament 3. . . . View Full Definition

Dance Floor: (also 'green, putting green, putting surface, dancing, aboard') 1. The putting surface 2. On the putting surface, though perhaps not as close as you'd like

Dead Hands: (also 'dead hand shot, dead-handed shot') a technique in which the hands hold the club with very little tension and do not move much, if at all, in relation to the arms, typically used to cr . . . View Full Definition

Dead Weight: (also 'overall weight') the total weight of a golf club (see also 'swingweight')

Depth Charge: A putt that is lagged softly down a slippery (fast) slope and intended to just get close rather than hit the mark

Deuce: A score of 2 on a hole

Digger: A club whose loft angle is such that the sole's leading edge is substantially lower than its trailing edge, thereby causing the club to gouge into the turf or ground too abruptly

Dimples: The indentations on the surface of a golf ball which increase friction and lift

Dip: Downward movement of the spine and head during the swing - not desirable

Disconnected: When the arms move separately from, or independently in relation to, the torso, particularly through impact

Divot: A portion of turf that is ripped out of the ground

Divot Mix: (also 'sand and seed') a combination of sand, soil and grass seed (and perhaps even fertilizer in some cases) used to fill in divots, optionally dyed green to blend more closely with the col . . . View Full Definition

Divot Tool: (also 'divot repair tool, ballmark repair tool, pitchfork') a small (usually) two-pronged fork-like tool used mainly for repairing the putting surface

Dog Track: (derogatory) a run-down, poorly maintained or poorly designed golf course

Dogleg: A hole on which the fairway has an angle, turn or bend in it like a dog's rear leg

Dont Give The Hole Away: (also 'keep it inside the hole') an instruction to aim the putter and/or stroke the ball inside the edge of the cup

Dormie: (also 'dormy') a match play situation where one player or team is ahead (or 'up') by the same number of holes as are remaining in the match (meaning that the other player or team can tie the . . . View Full Definition

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

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