You’ll probably need to clean your golf club after this.Ĭhippies: A golf bet that is won by chipping from off of the green into the hole.Ĭhristmas Present: A golf ball sitting behind or under a tree.Ĭhunk: When a golf club hits the ground behind the ball before making impact.Ĭuban: When putting and the ball stops just before going into the cup. It has to be wagered by a golfer who has not yet played their tee shot.Īlec Guinness: A shot that goes out of bounds.Īll Square: When a score is tied during a match play round of golf.Īmelia Earhart: A shot that looks good but then the ball disappears.Īrmy Golf: Originating from the army term left-right-left, this is when a player hits the ball out-of-bounds once to the left and then to the right, and so on.Ĭabbage: When a ball is hit into deep, thick rough.Ĭaptain Kirk: Your golf shot when where no shot has gone before.Ĭarpet: Another word for the green on a golf course.Ĭart Jockey: An employee of the golf course who assists golfers with their golf bags, golf carts, golf equipment, and is in charge of managing the course’s golf carts.Ĭhef: A golfer who keeps slicing the ball.Ĭhicken Stick: When a golfer uses an easy golf club because they are too chicken to go for the more aggressive shot.Ĭhili-Dip: When a golf club strikes the ground behind the ball, making little to no contact with the ball while digging up the turf. Usually, long, flat, and rectangular.Īir Mail: When a golfer hits a shot much farther than planned, usually over the green.Īir Press: A bet between golfers that can only be invoked when another golfer’s ball is still in the air.

Also known as a hole-in-one.Īfraid Of The Dark: A ball that won’t go in the hole, like a missed short putt, for example.Īircraft Carrier: A teeing ground that resembles the shape of an aircraft carrier. This is not an average golf score, it’s a really bad score, hence the term abominable.Īce: When it only takes one shot to get the ball in the hole.

Bogey: A hole played one stroke over par. “A” Game: When a golfer performs to the best of their ability.Ībominable Snowman: Worse than a snowman which is a score of 8 on a hole, an abominable snowman is a score of 9 on a hole. Birdie: A hole played one stroke better than the expected standard (one under par).

Shoot well in golf lingo