Online Golf Dictionary: F
This is a list of golf terms beginning with the letter F
This is part of our glossary of golf terminology, with the meaning of every golf word.
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Golf Terms, Letter F | |
face | The hitting area or surface of the club head |
fade | A term used to describe the slight turning of the ball from left to right (by a right-handed player) at the end of its flight. From right to left for a left-handed player. |
fairway | The area of the course between the tee and the green that is well-maintained allowing a good lie for the ball |
fairway wood | Any other wooden club other than a driver. |
fan | To miss the ball completely |
fat shot | When the club hits the ground behind the ball. This results in high or low shots with a loss of distance |
featherie | An old leather ball stuffed with compressed feathers. Replaced by the gutta percha after 1848. Also spelled feathery. |
fescue | Grass of the genus Festuca, widely used on for rough on golf courses> |
field | The players in a tournament |
five-iron | An iron club used for distances between 145-180 yards for men's clubs. Also known as a mashie. |
five-wood | A wooden club used for distances between 190-210 yards for men's clubs. |
flag | The marker attached to the flagstick. |
flag competition | A stroke play game in which each player has a flag. When the player has played the number of strokes equal to the par of the course plus his handicap, he places a flag in the course at that point. The winner is the player who goes farthest around the course with the alotted number of strokes. |
flagstick | A movable marker to show the location of the hole |
flange | The additional surface of the club head which protrudes at the sole |
flash trap | A shallow and small sand bunker |
flat swing | The type of swing that occurs when the club head is carried back in a flat manner - usually inside-out |
flex | The amount of bend or the degree of stiffness of the club shaft. |
flier | A ball is hit without spin and goes for a greater distance than normal |
flier lie | A good lie in the rough |
flight | In tournament play, the division of players with players of equal ability being placed in the same flight. Sixteen is usually the number of players in a flight however any number of players may be placed in a flight. |
flip shot | A short shot played with a high trajectory with a highly lofted iron such as an eight or nine. |
flub | A poorly hit shot usually caused by hitting the ground before the ball |
fluffy | A ball that is sitting up in grass. |
follow-through | The continuation of the swing after the ball has been hit. |
fore | A warning shouted out to warn anyone who may be in danger from the flight of the ball. |
forecaddie | Someone employed by the course or tournament committee to mark the position of a player's ball |
form | A golfer's standard of play based on past performance. |
four ball | A match in which the better ball of two players is played against the better ball of their opponents |
four-iron | An iron club used for distances of between 155-190 yards for men's clubs. Also known as a mashie iron. |
four-wood | A wooden club used for a distance of between 200-230 yards - for men' clubs. Also called a spoon. |
foursome | A term given to four players playing together. Also a match in which two players play against another two players with each side playing one ball. |
free drop | A drop where no penalty stroke is incurred. |
fried-egg | A ball half-buried in the sand. |
fringe | The area surrounding the putting green which is sometimes cut to a height lower than the fairway but not as short as the green itself. Same as "apron" |
frog hair | The short grass that borders the edge of the putting surface |
front side | The first nine holes of an 18 hole course. |
full house | A game in which a player is set a points target calculated by deducting his handicap from 36. The winner is the one who surpasses his target by the most points. Scoring is 8 points for an eagle, 4 for a birdie, two for a par and 1 for bogey. |