Golf In The Villages
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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
- hacker - Poor player.
- half - Tied hole.
- half shot - Improvised shot with ordinarily too much club for the distance.
- halve - To tie a hole.
- ham and egging - When you and partner play well on alternate holes, forming an effective team.
- handicap - For example, one whose handicap is 16 is expected to shoot 88 on a par 72 course, or 16 strokes over par.
- hanging lie - Your ball is on a slope, lying either above or below your feet.
- hardpan - Very firm turf.
- hazard - Can be either sand or water. Don’t ground your club in hazards — it’s against the rules!
- head cover - Protection for the clubhead, usually used on woods.
- heel - End of the clubhead closest to the shaft.
- hickory - Wood from which shafts used to be made.
- high side - Area above the hole on a sloping green.
- hole - Your ultimate 4 1/4-inch-wide target.
- hole out - Complete play on hole.
- hole-high - Level with the hole.
- hole-in-one - See ace.
- home green - The green on the 18th hole.
- honor - When you score lowest on a given hole, thus earning the right to tee up first on the next tee.
- hood - Tilting the toe end of the club toward the hole. Lessens the loft on a club, and generally produces a right-to-left shot.
- hook - Shot that curves severely from right to left.
- horseshoe - When ball goes around the edge of the cup and "comes back" toward you. Painful!
- hosel - Curved area where the clubhead connects with the shaft.
- hustler - A golfer who plays for a living. Plays better than he claims to be. Usually leaves your wallet lighter.
