Golf Terms

I'm working on a website that will host vocabularies of all different kinds of subjects, from sports such as golf, to the sciences.

Here's a few entries for golf:

Address the way you position your body in relation to the club and the ball.

Alignment the position in which you set your body to control the direction of the ball.

Away The person who is “away” is farthest from the target and will be first to play the next shot.

Balata A soft material for golf ball covering that helps lower handicapped players in an effort to get the ball to stop rolling quicker

Best ball A tournament where a determined number of of the best score of the team on each hole counts as the score for the team.

Birdie Scoring one shot less than par on an individual hole.

Bite When the ball starts rolling quickly.

Blading Hitting high on the ball, causing it to go low and run rather than getting into the air. Also called hitting the ball thin, skulling, or topping the ball.

Bogey one stroke more than par on an individual hole

Break The curving of the ball on the putting surface caused by undulations

Bunker A sand- or grass-filled indentation in the ground.

Bibliography
The Women’s Guide to Golf: A Handbook for Beginners, by Kellie Stenzel Garvin, Thomas Dunne Books, 2000