tices to maintain healthy turf as it allows air to circulate within the soil. Ham & Egg: When you and your part- ner play well on opposite holes, forming an effective team. Slope: The number ranging from 55 to 155 that represents the diffi culty of a course for higher-handicapped golfers relative to the USGA Course Rating. The higher the slope, the more diffi cult the course plays for higher-handicapped golfers. A slope rating of 113 is consid- ered average.
In the Leather/Gimme: A putt that is deemed good because the ball is within the shaft length of the putter, not counting the leather grip.
Nov. 26, 2010: The day the golf world
turned upside down and Tiger Woods’ private life started to unravel after he hit a fi re hydrant with a car outside of his house. Barkie: A side bet on the course that means you’ve made a par after hitting a tree. Leaves don’t count; the ball must make contact with wood. Press: A second bet that begins during a round, joining the origi- nal bet. The second bet
is generally for the same amount and can kick in automatically if a side goes 2-down in a match or can be called by a side losing in a match. Amen Corner: Hole Nos. 11, 12 and 13 at Augusta National Golf Club. Sports Illustrated writer Herbert
Warren Wind coined the term at the 1958 Masters after eventual champion Arnold Palmer played the three-hole stretch well, highlighted by an embed- ded-ball drop ruling that led to a Palmer par on 12th hole. Nassau: Perhaps golf’s most popular betting game, a Nassau is essentially three separate bets with money wagered on the best net match play score on the front nine, back nine and overall match. A Nassau is generally played within a group of four with the better ball between the two teams serving as the team score. Wolf: A betting game for a group of four whereby players rotate acting as the
“wolf.” The player who is the wolf for the hole can choose to play against the other
three players or two on two, selecting his or her partner immediately after the selected player’s drive.
Dogleg: A hole on which the fairway has an angle or turn similar to a dog’s rear leg. Through the Green:
A defi nition from the Rules of Golf referring to the whole area of the course except the teeing ground and putting green of the hole being played and all hazards on the course.
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Dormie: Match play term designating the score that one player (or team) is the same number of holes ahead as there are to play. If the trailing player does not win the hole, the leading player wins the match. The leading player is said to be “dormie-number” where number is the amount of holes left in the match.
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