outdoor game - an athletic game that is played outdoors

professional golf - playing golf for money

round of golf, round - the activity of playing 18 holes of golf; "a round of golf takes about 4 hours"

medal play, stroke play - golf scoring by total strokes taken

match play - golf scoring by holes won

miniature golf - a novelty version of golf played with golf balls and putters on a miniature course featuring many obstacles

clock golf - a form of golf in which you putt from positions arranged on the circumference of a circle around the hole

driving iron, one iron - (golf) the long iron with the most nearly vertical face

club head, club-head, clubhead, golf-club head - (golf) the head of the club which strikes the ball

golf course, golf links, links - course consisting of a large landscaped area for playing golf

golf equipment - sports equipment used in playing golf

driving range, golf range - a practice range for practicing golf shots

heel - (golf) the part of the clubhead where it joins the shaft

plus fours - men's baggy knickers hanging below the knees; formerly worn for sports (especially golf)

toe - (golf) the part of a clubhead farthest from the shaft

wedge - (golf) an iron with considerable loft and a broad sole

whip - (golf) the flexibility of the shaft of a golf club

address - the stance assumed by a golfer in preparation for hitting a golf ball

scorecard, card - (golf) a record of scores (as in golf); "you have to turn in your card to get a handicap"

apron - (golf) the part of the fairway leading onto the green

divot - a piece of turf dug out of a lawn or fairway (by an animals hooves or a golf club)

divot - (golf) the cavity left when a piece of turf is cut from the ground by the club head in making a stroke; "it was a good drive but the ball ended up in a divot"

greenskeeper - someone responsible for the maintenance of a golf course

medal winner, medalist, medallist - (golf) the winner at medal play of a tournament

birdie - (golf) a score of one stroke under par on a hole

bogey - (golf) a score of one stroke over par on a hole

double-bogey - (golf) a score of two strokes over par for a hole

eagle - (golf) a score of two strokes under par on a hole

double eagle - (golf) a score of three strokes under par on a hole

par - (golf) the standard number of strokes set for each hole on a golf course, or for the entire course; "a par-5 hole"; "par for this course is 72"

address - adjust and aim (a golf ball) at in preparation fo hitting

tee off - strike a ball from the teeing ground at the start of a hole

par - make a score (on a hole) equal to par

ace - play (a hole) in one stroke

caddie, caddy - act as a caddie and carry clubs for a player

eagle - shoot in two strokes under par

hole up - score a hole in one

carry - cover a certain distance or advance beyond; "The drive carried to the green"

toe - drive (a golf ball) with the toe of the club

shank - hit (a golf ball) with the heel of a club, causing the ball to veer in the wrong direction

putt - strike (a golf ball) lightly, with a putter; "he putted the ball several feet past the hole"

putt - : hit a putt; "he lost because he putted so poorly"

heel - strike with the heel of the club; "heel a golf ball"

toe - hit (a golf ball) with the toe of the club

drive - strike with a driver, as in teeing off; "drive a golfball"

hole, hole out - hit the ball into the hole

slice - hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels in a different direction

hook - hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels to the left

sclaff - strike (the ground) in making a sclaff