Definitions

Addressing the Ball - Taking your stance and grounding the club,except that in a water hazard a player simply addresses the ball by taking a stance. 

Advice - Any suggestion that could influence the way you hit a shot or choose a club. 

Air Shot - Striking at the ball intentionally and missing it.It is counted as one shot. 

Birdie - Scoring one under par. 

Bogey - Scoring one over par. 

Bunker - Sand trap on the course,could be green side or in the fairway. 

Carry -The distance your ball carries in the air before landing. 

Casual Water - A temporary accumulation of water on the course where you may take a free drop. 

Chip -A short and low trajectory shot struck from near the green with a medium lofted club. Doesn't travel very high or very far in the air and rolls a long way after landing on the green. 

Course - The whole area within which play is permitted. 

Divot - Turf that is removed from the ground when a player's swing hits the grass. 

Dog-leg - A hole that does not follow a straight line from the tee to the green. 

Double Bogey - Scoring two over par. 

Draw - A shot that curves in slightly from right to left. 

Eagle - Scoring two under par. 

Etiquette - A specific code of behaviour expected of golfers in relation to the course and other players. 

Fade - A ball that curves in slightly from left to right. 

Fairway - The grass between tee to green that is kept well mown. 

Flagstick - Generally a pole and flag on the green to indicate theposition of the cup. 

Fore - A warning shouted to alert other players that a ball in flight is heading in their direction. 

Fringe - Grass that outlines the green. 

Green - Closely mown grass we putt on. 

Gross - The actual number of strokes a player has taken before his handicap is deducted. 

Grounding the Club - Touching the surface or ground with the sole of the club at address. 

Ground Under Repair(GUR) - A damaged area of the course in which you may take a free drop. 

Halved - A hole that each player or side in match competiton has played in the same number of strokes. It means a tie, or one half of hole for either side taken before his handicap is deducted. 

Handicap - A number allotted to a player which reflects their abillity or relative ability.It allows them to complete on a equal footing with other players. 

Hazard - In general use, any natural obstacles on the course, such as trees, ponds, ditches, bunkers etc, but more specifically by rule - bunkers and water hazards. 

Honour - The right to play from the teeing ground, determined by the lowest score on the previous hole or on the first tee by the flip of a coin. 

Hook - A ball that starts right of your target and curves left. 

Lateral Hazard - Water hazard that is generally to the side of the hole and your ball cannot be dropped behind it. Marked with red stakes and lines. 

Loft of the Club - The amount of degree of loft that is built into the clubface. 

Loosse Impediment - Natural objects that are not fixed or growing, such as twigs, loose rocks, pine cones, leaves. 

Lost Ball - Any ball that cannot be found within 5 minutes of starting to look for it,and wasn't seen to go into a water hazard of any type. 

Marker - Someone appointed to record the score. 

Match Play - A form of competition in which eaach hole is a separate competition. The winner is determined by the number of holes won rather that the total score. 

Nett Score - A player's score having subtracted the handicap from the gross or actual score. 

Obstruction - Anything artificial or man-made whether erected or left on the course,as well as artificially constructed roadways or paths. 

Out of Bounds (OOB) - Any area outside the boundaries of the course in which play is prohibited, as defined by white stakes. 

Par - The allocated number of strokes given to each hole and the full round.Based on the length of the hole and allowing for two putts. 

Penalty Strokes - A stroke added to the scoree for an infraction of the rules. 

Please check your handbook 'Rules of Golf' if you are unsure of any Definitions or Rules on golf.