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Golf Terminology
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
- sand trap - A bunker.
- sandbagger - A golfer who lies about his or her ability/handicap to gain an advantage.
- sandy - Making par after being in a bunker.
- scorecard - Where the length, par, and rating of each hole is recorded. Also, your score.
- scoring - The grooves on the clubface.
- scramble - To play erratic golf but still score well. Or a game where a team of, say, four all tee off and then pick the best shot. All then play their balls from that spot; continues with each set of shots.
- scratch play - No handicaps used in this type of game.
- scratch player - One with a 0 handicap.
- second cut - Second level of rough, higher than first cut. Some courses have three cuts of rough.
- semiprivate - A course with members that is also open to the public.
- semirough - Grass in the rough that is not too long, not too short.
- setup - See address.
- shaft - The part of the club that joins the grip to the head.
- shag - To retrieve practice balls.
- shag bag - To carry practice balls.
- shallow - Narrow clubface. Or a flattish angle of attack into the ball.
- shank - Shot struck from the club’s hosel; flies far to the right of the intended target.
- shooting the lights out - To play very well.
- short cut - Cut of grass on the fairway or green.
- short game - Shots played on and around the green.
- shut - Clubface aligned left at address or impact; looking skyward at the top of the backswing. Results in a shot that goes to the left of the target.
- sidehill lie - Ball either above or below your feet.
- sidesaddle - Putting style where a player faces the hole while making the stroke.
- sink - To make a putt.
- sit down (full flaps, pull a hamstring, develop a limp) - A polite request for the ball to stop.
- skins - Betting game where the lowest score on a hole wins the pot. If the hole is tied, the money carries over to the next hole.
- skull (hit it in the forehead) - See blade or thin.
- sky - Ball flies off the top of the clubface — very high and short.
- sleeve of balls - Box of three golf balls.
- slice - Shot that curves sharply from left to right.
- smile - Cut in a ball caused by a mishit.
- smother - To hit the ball with a closed clubface, resulting in a horrible, low, hooky shot.
- snake - Long putt.
- snap hook - Severe hook.
- socket - Seeshank.
- sole - Bottom of the clubhead.
- sole plate - Piece of metal attached to the bottom of a wooden club.
- spade-mashie - Old term for a 6-iron.
- spike mark - Mark on the green made by a golf shoe.
- spin-out - Legs moving too fast in relation to the upper body on the downswing.
- spoon - Old term for a 3-wood.
- spot putting - Aiming for a point on the green over which the ball must run if it is to go in the hole.
- square - Score of a match is even. Or the clubface and stance are aligned perfectly with the target.
- square face - Clubface looking directly at the hole at address/impact.
- square grooves - USGA banned them from clubfaces.
- St. Andrews - Located in Fife, Scotland, the home of golf.
- stableford - Method of scoring by using points rather than strokes.
- stance - Position of the feet before the swing.
- starter - Person running the order of play (who plays when) from the first tee.
- starting time - When you tee off at the first tee.
- stick - The pin in the hole.
- stiff - A shaft with reduced flex. Or very close to the hole.
- stimpmeter - Device used to measure the speed of greens.
- stroke - Movement of club with the intent to hit the ball.
- stroke hole - Hole at which one either gives or receives a shot, according to the handicap of your playing.
- stymie - Ball obstructing your route to the hole — now obsolete.
- sudden-death - Form of playoff whereby the first player to win a hole wins the match.
- superintendent - Person responsible for the upkeep of the course.
- surlyn - Material from which most balls are made.
- swale - Depression or dip in terrain.
- sway - To move excessively to the right on the backswing without turning the body.
- sweet spot - Perfect point on the clubface with which to strike the ball.
- swing plane - Angle at which the club shaft travels around the body during a swing.
- swing weight - Measure of a club’s weight to its length.
