Golf Terminology

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  • U.S. Open - National men’s golf championship of America.
  • U.S. Women’s Open - National women’s golf championship of America.
  • uncock - See release.
  • underclub - To take at least one club less than needed for distance.
  • unplayable lie - You can’t hit the ball. One stroke penalty is your reward.
  • up - Ahead in the match. Or the person next to play. Or reaching the hole with a putt.
  • up and down - To get the ball into the hole in two strokes from somewhere off the green.
  • upright - To swing with a steep vertical plane.
  • USGA - United States Golf Association. The ruling body for golf in the United States.


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