Golf Dictionary

Basically a club with a wooden club head, used for teeing off or long fairway shots; today the “woods” are mostly equipped with metal club heads, also called drivers.

The heel is the part of the club head closest to the shaft. Obstacle. Bunkers and standing or flowing waters are called obstacles. Test swings are not allowed in an…

In the German-speaking countries common term for a bad golfer (he chops more in the grass than he hits the ball).

The specially trained groundsman, the greenkeeper, who is responsible for the maintenance of the golf course.

The annual highlight of the US Masters at the Augusta National Golf Club is the presentation of the green jacket to the winner by the previous year’s winner.

The green fee is the fee a player has to pay on a course to be allowed to play on it. Normally, no green fee is charged at the club…

Grain is the direction of the blades of grass on the green, caused by the respective cut. If the ball is putted with the grain, it usually runs faster than…

The final position after the follow through is called the finish. The final match in a match is also called the finish.

A ball hit fat (too deep) takes too much ground with it and therefore does not reach the desired distance.