Golf Terminology

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  • takeaway - Early part of the backswing.
  • tap-in - Very short putt.
  • tee - Wooden peg on which the ball is set for the first shot on a hole. Also, the area from which that initial shot is hit.
  • tee it up - To start play.
  • teeing ground - Area in which you must tee your ball, between the tee markers and neither in front of them nor more than two club lengths behind them.
  • tempo - The rhythm of your swing.
  • temporary green - Used in winter to save the permanent green.
  • Texas wedge - Putter when used from off the green.
  • that’ll play - A kind reference to mediocre shot.
  • thin - To hit the ball around its equator — don’t expect much height.
  • three-putt - Undesired number of strokes on a green.
  • through the green - The whole course except hazards, tees, and greens.
  • Tiger tee - Slang for the back tee.
  • tight - Narrow fairway.
  • tight lie - The ball on bare ground or very short grass.
  • timing - The pace and sequence of movement in your swing.
  • titanium - Metal used in lightweight shafts and in golf balls.
  • top - Ball is struck on or above the equator. See thin.
  • torque - Twisting of the shaft at impact.
  • tour - Series of tournaments for professionals.
  • tradesman’s entrance - Ball goes in the hole from the rear of the cup.
  • trajectory - Flight of the ball.
  • trap - See bunker.
  • triple bogey - Three over par on one hole. Not good.
  • turn - To make your way to the back nine holes. Or the rotation of the upper body during the backswing and forward swing.
  • twitch - See yips.


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