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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 P |
| pair |
Two golfers playing together in a
stroke competition. Also to assign players to play together in a competition. |
| pairings |
Groups of two players. |
| par |
The number of strokes a player should take to complete
a round with good performance. Par for each hole is given on the
scorecard. |
| par competition |
A game in which play is against a fixed
score for each hole (called the par or bogey). Scoring is as in
match play with plus 1 if the player scores better than par, equal
if he scores par and minus 1 if more than par. The player with the
highest aggregate score is the winner. |
| parkland |
A course laid out in grassland with little rough. |
| partner |
A golfer who plays together with another in a
match. |
| pawky |
Old Scottish term meaning cunning or tricky. |
| peg |
A tee. |
| penalty stroke |
An additional stroke added to a player's
score for a rules violation |
| persimmon |
Wood with a distinctive grain used in many clubs. |
| PGA |
Professional Golfers Association |
| pick up |
To take up one's ball before holing out. In match
play this concedes the hole or in stroke play incurs disqualification. |
| pill |
Nickname for the ball. |
| pin |
Same as "flagstick" |
| pin-high |
A ball even with the pin but off to one side.
Same as "hole high" |
| pin placement (pin position) |
The position of a hole on
a putting green on any given day. |
| pinehurst |
A variation of play in which a partner plays
the other partner's drive. One ball is then selected to finish the
hole |
| pitch |
A short shot lofting the ball into the air in a
high arc and landing with backspin |
| pinsetter |
The official responsible for pin placement> |
| pitch and putt |
A short golf course designed primarily
for approaching and putting. |
| pitch and run |
The same as a pitch shot but hit with a
lower-numbered club to reduce loft and backspin. This allows the
ball to run after it lands on the putting green. |
| pitcher |
Former name for a 7 or 8 iron. |
| pitching irons |
The short irons. |
| pitching Niblick |
Old name of an 8 iron. |
| pitching wedge |
An iron club designed for making pitch
shots |
| pivot |
The rotation of the shoulders, trunk and pelvis
during the golf swing. |
| placement |
Accuracy in the targeting of a shot. |
| play |
To strike the ball with a club. The action of playing
the game of golf. |
| play club |
An obsolete ancient driver. |
| play off |
To determine a winner in a tie match by playing
further holes or a further round. |
| playing professional |
A professional golfer who primarily
competes in tournaments. |
| playing through |
Passing another group of players who are
playing ahead |
| plus handicap |
The number of strokes a player gives to
adjust his ability to the common level |
| pop up |
A short, high shot. |
| pot bunker |
A small, deep sand trap with steep sides. |
| practice green |
Green set up for putting practice. |
| preferred lie |
Local rules which allow a player to improve
his lie in a specific manner without penalty |
| professional |
A player who receives payment for teaching
or playing in tournaments. Usually shortened to Pro. |
| pro-Am |
A competition which pairs professional players
with amateurs. |
| pro shop |
The golf course shop operated by the head professional
where equipment is sold. |
| provisional ball |
A ball played if the previously played
ball may be lost or out of bounds. |
| public links |
A course open to the public. |
| pull |
A ball that goes to the left of the target with little
curve as hit by a right-handed player. The converse applies to left-handed
players. |
| punch |
Low, controlled shot into the wind. It is made by
slamming the club down into the ball with a short swing |
| push |
A ball that goes to the right of the target with
very little or no curving for a right handed player. Or the converse
for a left-handed player. As opposed to "pull" |
| putt |
The shot made on the putting green. From a Scottish
term meaning to push gently or nudge. |
| putt out |
To hole the ball with a putt. |
| putter |
A short-shafted club with a straight face for putting. |
| putting green |
The surface area around the hole that is
specially prepared for putting. |
