Golf Terms I thru M
impact: Moment when the club strikes the ball. impediment: Loose debris that you can remove from around your ball as long as the ball doesn’t move. improve your lie: An illegal move of the ball to make a shot easier, unless local rules dictate otherwise. in play: Within the confines of the course (not out-of-bounds), or a ball not declared dead. in your pocket: After you’ve picked up the ball, generally when you have reached your Equitable Strokes allowed for your handicap. insert: Plate in the face of wooden clubs. interlocking: Type of grip where the little finger of the right hand is entwined with the index finger of the left.
jail: Slang for when you and your ball are in very deep trouble. Jessie James hole: Ball gets to the green and is either 1 roll short or just breaks right or left without going in, a hanger on’r-you got robbed. jigger: Old term for a 4-iron. Also a great little pub to the right of the 17th fairway at St. Andrews. jungle: Slang for heavy rough, or an unprepared area of long grass.
kick: Another term for bounce. kill: To hit a long shot.
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lag: A long putt hit with the intent of leaving the ball close to the cup. lateral hazard: Water hazard marked by red stakes and usually parallel to the fairway. lay-up: Conservatively played shot to avoid possible trouble. leader board: Place where lowest scores in tournament are posted. leak: Ball drifting to the right during flight. lie: Where your ball is on the ground. lift: What you do before you drop. line: The path of a shot to the hole. line up: To stand behind a shot to take aim. links: A seaside course. Don’t expect trees. lip: Edge of a cup or bunker. lip-out (cellophane bridge): Ball touches the edge of the cup but doesn’t drop in. local knowledge: What the members know and you don’t. local rules: Set of rules determined by the members, rules committee, or course professional. loft: The degree at which a clubface looks upward. long game: Shots hit with long irons and woods. low-handicapper: Good player. low side: Area below the hole on a sloping green. LPGA: Ladies Professional Golf Association
make: Hole a shot. makeable: Shot with a good chance of being holed. mallet: Putter with a wide head. mark: To indicate the position of the ball with a small, round, flat object, such as a coin, on the green. marker: Small, round object, such as a coin, placed behind the ball to indicate its position when you lift it. Or the person keeping score. marshal: Person controlling the crowd at a tournament. mashie: Old term for a 5-iron. mashie-niblick: Old term for a 7-iron. Masters: First major tournament of each calendar year. Always played over the Augusta National course in Georgia. match play: Game played between two sides. The side that wins the most holes wins the match. medal play: Game played between any number of players. The player with the lowest score wins (can also be called stroke play). metal wood: Wooden club made of metal. mid-iron: Old term for a 2-iron. mis-club: To use the wrong club for the distance. misread: To take the wrong line on a putt. miss the cut: To take too many strokes for the first 36 holes of 72-hole event and be eliminated. mixed foursome: Two men, two women. mulligan: Second attempt at a shot, usually played on the first tee. This is illegal. municipal course: A course owned by the local government and thus open to the public. Generally has lower greens fees than a privately owned public course.
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