Here
you have a glossary of golf terminology, just select a letter to find
the meaning of the golf word you are looking for:
| Golf Terms, Letter G |
| gallery |
The group of tournament spectators. |
| gimme |
: A putt that is certain to be made on the next shot
and will most likely be conceded by an opponent. |
| golf |
The game. Played by playing a ball from the teeing
ground into the hole by a stroke or successive strokes in accordance
with the Rules of Golf. |
| golf glove |
A glove generally worn by a right-handed golfer
on the left hand, and by a left-handed golfer on the right hand,
to improve the grip. |
| gobble |
An obsolete slang term meaning a hard-hit putt
that holes out. |
| goose-neck |
Having the neck of a club curved so that the
heel is slightly offset from the line of the shaft. |
| gorse |
A shrub primarily found on linkland type courses.
It is a spiny evergreen with bright yellow flowers. Same as whin. |
| grain |
: The direction in which the grass on a putting lies
after it has been shortly cut |
| Grand Slam |
The four major championships: the British Open,
the U.S. Open, PGA Championship and the Masters. |
| graphite |
- A lightweight material used to make shafts
and clubheads. |
| green |
: The whole golf course according to golf rules. However,
in popular usage, it refers to the putting surface. |
| green committee |
Members of a golf club who are responsible
for the maintenance and management of the course. |
| green fee |
The charge made by the course to allow the player
to use the course. |
| green jacket |
The prize awarded to the winner of the Masters
Tournament. |
| greenkeeper |
The employee of the club who is responsible
for the maintenance of the course. |
| greenside |
Adjacent to the putting green. |
| grip |
: The part of the shaft by which the club is held.
Covered with leather or other material. Also means the manner in
which you hold the club |
| groove |
Linear scoring on a clubface> |
| gross score |
: The actual number of strokes taken by a player
for hole or round before the player's handicap is deducted |
| grounding the club |
Placing the clubhead behind the ball
at address. |
| ground under repair |
: Any part of the course being repaired
is ground under repair. A ball that lands in such an area must be
removed without penalty. |
| gutta percha |
Material used in the manufacture of early
golf balls. It was a hard, molded substance made from the sap of
several types of Malaysian trees. These balls were in use from 1848
until the early 1900's. |
