Golf Terms – Page 7
Overlapping Grip: This is a standard grip where you grip the golf club with the pinky finger of your top hand laying over the index finger of your bottom hand.
Pairing Sheet: A paring sheet is a schedule-type list that displays the names of the players from each group competing in a tournament. Also listed in the pairing sheet is the time in which each player is to tee off.
Par: This is the term for shooting the ball into a hole at the same number of shots allowed by that particular hole. A round can also be scored as par as well as the final score of a player’s total rounds.
Pin: This is another word that describes the flagstick which sits in the hole until the player’s ball is on the green (or sooner).
Pitch: When a pitch shot is made the ball is hit very short with the goal to hit the green and when it lands, has a slight roll at the end of its flight.
Plumb-Bob: This is a special technique that golfers use in order to determine the break of a putt.
Pre-Shot Routine: Before every shot, most, if not all golfers, have a specific routine for getting ready. They may move a certain way, practice visualization of a successful shot, or concentrate on something motivating. This would be defined as a pre-shot routine. Every player has a unique prep ritual.
Primary Rough: The primary rough is considered to be the first section of longer grass that you will walk though once leaving the fairway.
Private Golf Club: There are many golf courses available. Private golf clubs are closed to the public and are only open to paying members and their guests.
Pro-Am: This is the name of a tournament that includes both professional golf players and amateurs who team up together for an enjoyable day on the course.
Professional Golf Player: Professional golf players are the men and women who’s skills on the course have enabled them to be paid for playing golf.
Pro Shop: Most golf clubs have a central shop where you check in and also may purchase golf equipment. This is called a Pro Shop. Golf lessons may also be offered at many Pro Shops.
Provisional Shot: This term describes a second shot made when the player thinks the first shot led to a lost ball. However, if the player finds that first ball then the provisional shot does not count – the first shot does.
Public Golf Course: Public golf courses are just that: public courses where anyone can walk up and enjoy a round of golf. Some courses are free but most charge a small fee which is affordable for everyone.
Pull: A pull describes a shot that was intended to travel in a straight path but ended up veering to the left of the target (right-handed players)