Dictionary entry details
• GOLF GAME (noun)
Meaning:
A game played on a large open course with 9 or 18 holes; the object is use as few strokes as possible in playing all the holes
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
golf; golf game
Hypernyms ("golf game" is a kind of...):
outdoor game (an athletic game that is played outdoors)
Domain member category:
drive (strike with a driver, as in teeing off)
toe (hit (a golf ball) with the toe of the club)
heel (strike with the heel of the club)
putt (hit a putt)
putt (strike (a golf ball) lightly, with a putter)
shank (hit (a golf ball) with the heel of a club, causing the ball to veer in the wrong direction)
toe (drive (a golf ball) with the toe of the club)
carry (cover a certain distance or advance beyond)
hole up (score a hole in one)
eagle (shoot in two strokes under par)
caddie; caddy (act as a caddie and carry clubs for a player)
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)
greenside (adjacent to a putting green)
dormie; dormy (in match play a side that stands as many holes ahead as there are holes remaining to be played)
bogey (to shoot in one stroke over par)
double bogey (to shoot two strokes over par)
double birdie (to shoot two strokes under par)
birdie (to shoot in one stroke under par)
chip (play a chip shot)
tee; tee up (place on a tee)
sclaff (strike (a gold ball) such that the ground is scraped first)
sclaff (strike (the ground) in making a sclaff)
hook (hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels to the left)
ace (play (a hole) in one stroke)
par (make a score (on a hole) equal to par)
tee off (strike a ball from the teeing ground at the start of a hole)
address (the stance assumed by a golfer in preparation for hitting a golf ball)
whip ((golf) the flexibility of the shaft of a golf club)
wedge ((golf) an iron with considerable loft and a broad sole)
toe ((golf) the part of a clubhead farthest from the shaft)
plus fours (men's baggy knickers hanging below the knees; formerly worn for sports (especially golf))
heel ((golf) the part of the clubhead where it joins the shaft)
driving range; golf range (a practice range for practicing golf shots)
golf equipment (sports equipment used in playing golf)
golf course; links course (course consisting of a large landscaped area for playing golf)
club head; club-head; clubhead; golf-club head ((golf) the head of the club which strikes the ball)
card; scorecard ((golf) a record of scores (as in golf))
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))
address (adjust and aim (a golf ball) at in preparation of hitting)
par ((golf) the standard number of strokes set for each hole on a golf course, or for the entire course)
double eagle ((golf) a score of three strokes under par on a hole)
eagle ((golf) a score of two strokes under par on a hole)
double-bogey ((golf) a score of two strokes over par for a hole)
bogey ((golf) a score of one stroke over par on a hole)
birdie ((golf) a score of one stroke under par on a hole)
medal winner; medalist; medallist ((golf) the winner at medal play of a tournament)
greenskeeper (someone responsible for the maintenance of a golf course)
divot ((golf) the cavity left when a piece of turf is cut from the ground by the club head in making a stroke)
driving iron; one iron ((golf) the long iron with the most nearly vertical face)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "golf game"):
professional golf (playing golf for money)
round; round of golf (the activity of playing 18 holes of golf)
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)
