| Address | When a stance has been taken and the club has been grounded behind the ball |
| Albatross | Three below the par of the hole |
| Approach | A stroke played in towards the flag |
| Attending the flag | The holding of the flag. A player may have the flag attended at any time. The flag should either be removed or attended while on the green |
| Birdie | One below the par of the hole |
| Blade | Striking the ball with the leading edge, topping the shot |
| Block | Pushing the ball out to the right and failing to draw it back |
| Bogey | One over the par of the hole |
| Bunker | A hazard consisting of a prepared are of ground often hollowed and filled with sand |
| Caddie | A person who carries a player's clubs and may offer advice to that player on how to play the course |
| Casual water | A temporary accumulation of water on the course from which relief can be obtained |
| Chip | A short shot from just off the green to the flag |
| Close | The toe of the club advanced at address |
| Cut | A shot which flies to the right, fade or slice, depending on its severity |
| Dip | A ducking movement on downswing |
| Dogleg | A hole which bends to the right or left |
| Dormie | When a player cannot be beaten - he is as many holes up as there are holes to play |
| Draw | A controlled shot which causes the ball to fly right to left |
| Duck hook | A shot which flies violently to the left |
| Eagle | Two below the par of the hole |
| Eclectic | The best score for each hole scored over a number of rounds |
| Explosion | A bunker shot that dispels sand, the clubface hitting behing the ball |
| Fade | A controlled shot which causes the ball to fly left to right |
| Fairway | The mown area of the course between tee and green |
| Fat | The club striking and digging into the ground before hitting the ball |
| Flyer | A shot that travels further than usual, normally caused by wet grass getting between the club face and the ball |
| Fore | A golfer's warning that cry when someone may be struck by a ball |
| Fourball | Four players each playing their own ball |
| Foursome | A pairs game with players taking alternate shots |
| Fringe | Short mown grass around the putting green |
| Grain | The direction the grass grows on the green, the nap |
| Green | A prepared putting surface |
| Green fee | Amount of money paid to play on a golf course |
| Greensome | A pairs game with both playres driving off, the preferred ball is then selected and alternate shots are played to completion of the hole |
| Gross | The total number of strokes taken to go around the golf course, including penalty strokes |
| Ground under repair | Ground marker unfit for play, any material piled for removal |
| Half | A hole completed in the same score, a tie match |
| Handicap | the number of strokes a player receives and deducts from his gross score |
| Hanging lie | The ball on uneven ground causing an uneven stance to be adopted |
| Hazard | Any bunker or water hazard |
| Heavy | The club face digs into the ground and reduces power |
| Hole | The hole is 4 1/4 inches in diameter and at least 4 inches deep |
| Holed | The ball is holed when when it lies within the circumference of the hole below the lip |
| Honour | The right to drive off first |
| Hook | An often unintentional, uncontrolled shot which flies from right to left |
| Hosel | The insert section for the shaft to join the head |
| Hook | An often unintentional, uncontrolled shot which flies from right to left |
| Hosel | The insert section for the shaft to join the head |
| Lag | A putt which is run close to the hole with the intention of leaving a simple tap in |
| Lie | Where and how the ball comes to rest |
| Line of play | The preferred route to the hole |
| Links | A golf course built on sand near to or by the sea |
| Lip | The edge of the hole |
| Lob | A high flying shot which lands softly |
| Local rules | Rules to cover special conditions on the course, locally formulated |
| Loft | The angled setting of a club face |
| Loose impediments | Natural objects that are not fixed or growing |
| Match play | A game played by the number of holes won |
| Medal play | Stroke play |
| Nett score | The score taken after the handicap has been subtracted from the gross score |
| Obstruction | Anything artifical placed, left or erected on the golf course |
| Out of bounds | Ground on which play is prohibited, normally indicated by white stakes or white lines |
| Outside agency | Any agency that is not part of the match |
| Par | The norm for a hole. The par figure for a hole is based on length |
| Penalty stroke | a stroke or strokes added to a score for taking relief or for a breach of the rules |
| Pin-high | A ball that finishes level with the flagstick |
| Pitch | A short and often high floating approach shot to the green |
| Pitch and run | A short approach shot which rolls to the hole |
| Play through | When a game overtakes another game |
| Plugged ball | A ball buried in the ground |
| Pull | An off target shot that flies directly left |
| Punch shot | A low, hard shot played predominantly with the hands |
| Push | An off target shot that flies directly right |
| Putt | A golf shot played with a putter |
| Release | Wrist action as the clubhead comes into the ball |
| Rough | Area of longer grass bordering the fairway |
| Rub of the green | A moving ball stopped or deflected by an outside agency. A phrase used to describe good or bad luck on the course |
| Sand wedge | A golf club specifically designed for use in bunkers |
| Scratch | a zero rated handicap |
| Shaft | The section of the club that connects the head to the grip |
| Shank | A shot hit with the neck or hosel of the club often forcing the ball to fly violently to the right |
| Skull | To hit the top of the ball a glancing blow with the leading edge of the club |
| Sky | A ball hit high into the air that travels little distance |
| Slice | An unintentional, uncontrolled shot which flies from left to right |
| Sole | The base of the clubhead |
| Stableford | A form of golf where players score by points, one point for one over par, two points for par, three points for one under par and so on |
| Stance | The position of the feet in readiness to make a stroke |
| Stroke play | A form of golf where a player counts the number of strokes he takes to complete the course, including penalty strokes |
| Stymied | Any form of obstruction between the ball and the hole |
| Swing | The motion of playing a stroke |
| Takeaway | The start of the backswing |
| Tee | A peg which is inserted into the ground and on which the ball rests |
| Teeing ground | The starting place for the hole. A rectangular area two club lengths in depth with its outside limit defined by two markers |
| Texas wedge | A shot played from off the green with a putter |
| Through the green | The whole area of the course except the teeing ground and the putting green |
| Top | A mis-hit shot that strikes the top half of the ball |
| Waggle | The movement of the clubhead before making a stroke |
| Wedge | A short iron designed for playing pitch shots |
| Whiff | To miss the ball or "fresh air" with a stroke |
| Winter rules | Local rules introduced by individual club committees to protect the course and assist play |
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