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 H |
| hack |
To chop violently at the ball. To
make bad shots. To play bad golf. |
| hacker |
An unskilled golfer. Same as "duffer" |
| half |
Used in match play when score is tied on a hole.
Each side credited with a half. |
| half Shot |
A shot played with a less than full swing. |
| halved |
When a match is played without a decision. A hole
is "halved" when both sides play it in the same number of strokes |
| handicap |
The number of strokes a player may deduct from
his actual score to adjust his scoring ability to the level of a
scratch golfer. It is designed to allow golfers of different abilities
to basically compete on the same level. |
| handicap certificate |
a document issued by the player's
home club or golfing association that indicates his current handicap. |
| hanging lie |
A ball resting on a downhill slope |
| hazard |
A hazard is any sand trap, bunker or water on the
course that may cause difficulty. |
| head |
The part of the club that makes contact with the
ball. Usually made of wood, iron or some substitute material. |
| heel |
The part of the club head nearest the shaft. |
| hickory |
Wood from a native North American tree used at
the beginning of the 19th century to make club shafts. Use continued
until the 1920's. |
| hit |
To play a shot or stroke. |
| hog's back |
A ridge of ground or a hole having a ridge
on a fairway. |
| hold |
To hit the ground and stay in place with little roll
or bounce. |
| hole |
A 4 1/4" (108 mm) round receptacle in the green -
at least 4" (100 mm) deep. Also refers to one of the nine or eighteen
areas between the tee and the green. |
| hole high |
A ball that is even with the hole but off to
one side |
| hole in one |
A hole made with one stroke. Same as "ace" |
| hole out |
To complete the play for one hole by hitting the
ball into the cup |
| home and home match |
A match made up of rounds played on
the home course of each participant or group. |
| home green |
The last hole green. |
| home pro |
A professional who holds a position at a golf
club, teaches, and plays only in local events |
| honor |
The privilege of hitting first from the tee. Usually
assigned at the first tee. After the first tee, the privilege goes
to the winner of the last hole. |
| hook |
To hit the ball in a manner that causes it to curve
from right to left in the case of a right-handed player or left
to right for a left hander. |
| hosel |
The hollow part of an iron club head into which the
shaft is fitted |
| hustler |
A golfer with greater ability who purposely maintains
a higher handicap in order to win more bets. |
