ace
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in golf, an occasion in which a player hits the ball into the hole with one shot
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the first part of the movement you make when hitting a ball in golf, starting with the club on the ground and moving it into the air above your head
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in golf, a score that is one stroke (=a hit of the ball) less than par (=the expected number of strokes needed for a hole)
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a golf score of one shot more than par (=the expected number of shots needed to get the ball into a hole)
verb
to get a score in golf of one shot more than par (=the expected number of shots needed to get the ball into a hole)
another spelling of bogey1 1
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a building used for meeting or relaxing in by members of a sports club, especially a golf club
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a place with a golf course and clubhouse where members go to play golf and meet socially
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a large area of land designed for playing golf that usually has 18 different sections called holes
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in golf, extra shots that a weaker player is allowed to take in order to make a competition fairer. As a player improves, the number of extra shots that they are allowed to take is reduced.
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in golf, a small space in the ground for hitting the ball into. The 9 or 18 sections of a golf course are also called holes.
a golf competition that is played in the U.S. every year. The Masters Tournament is often simply called the Masters.
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a type of golf played on a very small course, often with models of bridges, hills, and buildings that you have to hit the ball past
a way of referring to an important international sports competition, especially a competition in golf or tennis
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in the sport of golf, the number of times that a player is expected to hit a ball to get it into one hole, or into all of the holes
verb
in golf, to hit a ball high and with backspin, so that it does not roll very far when it lands
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loose pants that are fastened below the knee, worn by men when playing sports, especially golf, in the past
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in golf, a gentle hit of the ball so that it rolls along the ground a short distance toward the hole
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a special type of stick that is used in golf for hitting the ball a short distance along the ground toward the hole
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in golf, a small wooden or plastic object that you push into the ground and place the ball on so that you can hit it
to hit a ball off a tee in golf
to put a ball on a tee
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an area of water on a golf course designed to make it more difficult for players to get their ball onto the green
verb
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons
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