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Golf Terminology
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
- G.I.R - Slang for greens in regulation — greens hit in regulation number of strokes.
- gallery - Spectators at a tournament.
- gimme - A short putt that your opponent doesn’t ask you to hit, assuming that you can’t possibly miss the shot.
- glove - Usually worn on the left hand by right-handed players. Helps maintain grip.
- go to school - Watching your partner’s putt and learning from it the line and pace that your putt should have.
- Golden Bear - Jack Nicklaus.
- golf widow(er) - Your significant other after he or she finds out how much you want to play!
- good-good - Reciprocal concession of short putts. (See gimme.)
- grain - Tendency of grass leaves to lie horizontally toward the sun.
- Grand Slam - The four major championships: Masters, U.S. Open, British Open, and PGA Championship.
- graphite - Lightweight material used to make shafts and clubheads.
- Great White Shark - Greg Norman.
- green - The shortest-cut grass where you do your putting.
- green jacket - Prize awarded to the winner of the Masters Tournament in Augusta, Georgia.
- greenies - Bet won by player whose first shot finishes closest to the hole on a par-3.
- greens fee - The cost to play a round of golf.
- greenside - Close to the green.
- greensome - Game in which both players on a team drive off. The better of the two is chosen; then they alternate shots from there.
- grip - Piece of rubber/leather on the end of a club. Or your hold on the club.
- groove - Scoring along the clubface.
- gross score - Actual score shot before a handicap is deducted.
- ground the club - The process of placing the clubhead behind the ball at address, generally touching the bottom of the grass.
- ground under repair - Area on the course being worked on by the groundskeeper, generally marked by white lines, from which you may drop your ball without penalty.
- gutta percha - Material used to manufacture golf balls in the 19th century.
