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 T |
| takeaway |
The start of the backswing |
| tap in |
A very short putt. |
| tee |
A disposable device, normally a wooden peg, on which
the ball is placed for driving. Also refers to the area from which
the ball is hit on the first shot of the hole. Originally a pile
of sand used to elevate the ball for driving. |
| tee off |
To play a tee shot. |
| tee up |
To begin play by placing the ball on the tee. |
| tee-shot |
A shot played from a tee. |
| teeing ground |
The area in which you must tee off your
ball. Ball must be teed off within the markers and no more than
two club lengths behind them. |
| temporary green |
A green used in the winter to save the
permanent green. |
| texas wedge |
What the putter is called when it used from
off the green. Also a shot played with a putter from outside the
putting green. |
| thin |
The ball is hit thin when it is hit above center
with the clubhead traveling on too high a line. |
| thread |
To direct the ball through a narrow opening |
| three ball |
Three players playing against each other with
each playing their own ball. |
| three-iron |
An iron club used for distances between 165-200
yards for men's clubs. Also called a mid-mashie. |
| three-putt |
To take three putts on a green. |
| three-quarter shot |
Less than a full shot. A shot made
with a reduced swing. |
| threesome |
A match in which two players play the same ball
and alternate strokes and play against a single player. Also means
three players playing a round together. |
| three-wood |
A wood club used for distances between 210-250
yards for men's clubs. Also known as a spoon. |
| tiger tee |
A slang expression for the back tee. |
| tight fairway |
A narrow fairway. |
| toe |
The part of the club farthest from where in joins
the shaft |
| toed in |
A clubhead having a specialty prominent toe with
a slightly turned-in face. |
| top |
To hit the ball above its center causing it to roll
or hop rather than rise |
| topspin |
The forward rotation of the ball in motion. |
| touch |
Accuracy, especially in putting. |
| touch shot |
A very delicately hit shot. |
| tour |
A series of tournaments for professionals. |
| tournament |
A stroke or match play competition. A competition
in which a number of golfers compete. |
| track iron |
An obsolete club that was used primarily to
hit the ball from cart tracks. A rut-iron or a niblick. |
| trajectory |
The flight path of the ball. |
| triple bogey |
This term is used when a golfer is 3 over
par on a hole. |
| trouble shot |
A shot taken from a bad lie such as behind
trees or in bunkers or rough |
| turn |
To start the back 9 holes. |
