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- 1up
- 3W
- 5H
- 7I
- 19th Hole
- 2&1
- Abnormal Course Condition
- ACC
- Ace
- Address
- Adjusted Gross Score
- AGC
- Air Shot
- Albatross
- All Square
- Approach
- Approach Wedge
- Apron
- AS
- Attack Wedge
- AW
- Back Nine
- Back of the Clubhead
- Backspin
- Balance Point
- Ball Mark
- Ball Marker
- Banana Ball
- BBGM
- Birdie
- Birdie Book
- Blade
- Bogey
- Bogey Golfer
- Bottom Spin
- Bounce
- Break
- Bulge
- Bunker
- Butt
- Camber
- Carry
- Cavity Back
- CBA
- Center of Gravity
- CG
- Chip
- Chipper
- Club
- Collar
- Concede
- Condor
- COR
- Course
- Course Handicap
- Course Rating
- CR
- CRS
- Cup
- Cut
- Cut Shot
- Divot
- DNF
- DNP
- DNS
- Dogleg
- Dormie
- Double Bogey +
- Double Bogey
- Draw
- Drive
- Driver
- Driving Iron
- Drop
- Dropping Zone
- DSQ
- DW
- DZ
- E
- Eagle
- EDS
- EGA
- Even Par
- Extreme Rough
- Face
- Face Height
- Face Width
- Fade
- Fairway
- Fairway Marker
- Ferrule
- First Cut
- Flagstick
- Flange
- Flex
- Forgiveness
- Fringe
- Front Nine
- FTF
- Gap Wedge
- Gimmie
- GIR
- Gooseneck
- Grain
- Green
- Green in Regulation
- Grind
- Grip
- Grip Cap
- Grip Diameter
- Grip Tape
- Grooves
- Gross Score
- Ground Under Repair
- GW
- Halve
- Handicap Allowance
- Handicap Index
- Handicap stroke
- Handicap system
- Hardpan
- Hazard
- HCP
- Head
- Heel
- HI
- HIO
- Hole
- Hole In One
- Hole Out
- Honor
- Hook
- Hosel
- Hosel Bore
- Hosel Length
- Hybrid
- Initial Handicap Index
- Iron
- Lay Up
- Length
- Level Par
- Lie
- Lip Out
- Lob Wedge
- Loft
- LW
- Marker
- Match Play
- MC
- MDF
- MOI
- Mouth
- Mulligan
- Muscle back
- NC
- Net Score
- No Card
- No Play Zone
- No Return
- No Show
- NPZ
- NR
- NS
- OB
- Offset
- Onset
- Out of Bounds
- Oversize Iron
- PA
- Par
- Par of a Golf Course
- PCC
- Penalty Area
- Penalty Stroke
- Perimeter Weighted Head
- Permanent Tee Markers
- Pin
- Pin High
- Pitch
- Pitchfork
- Pitching Wedge
- Pitch Mark
- Playing Conditions Calculation
- Playing Handicap
- Pull
- Push
- Putt
- Putter
- PW
- PZG
- R&A
- Referee
- Relief
- Rescue
- RET
- Roll
- Rough
- Round
- Rules of Handicapping
- Sandbagger
- Sand Save
- Sand Trap
- Sand Wedge
- Scorecard
- Score Differential
- Scoring Record
- Scratch Golfer
- Shank
- SI
- Side
- Sidespin
- Single
- Slice
- Slope Rating
- Sole
- Spin
- Spine
- Spine Alignment
- SR
- Stableford
- Stakes
- STB
- Stroke
- Stroke Index
- Stroke Play
- SW
- Sweet spot
- Swingweight
- T
- Tap In
- Tee
- Tee Box
- Teeing Area
- Tee Markers
- Tee Off
- Tee Shot
- Tee Time
- Temporary Water
- Third Wedge
- Tip
- Tip Diameter
- Toe
- Trajectory
- Tungsten
- Up and Down
- USGA
- Utility club
- Vent Hole
- Volume
- Waste Bunker
- Wedge
- Whiff
- WHS
- Withdrawn
- Wood
- WTF
- 1up
- 3W
- 5H
- 7I
- 19th Hole
- 2&1
- Abnormal Course Condition
- ACC
- Ace
- Address
- Adjusted Gross Score
- AGC
- Air Shot
- Albatross
- All Square
- Approach
- Approach Wedge
- Apron
- AS
- Attack Wedge
- AW
- Back Nine
- Back of the Clubhead
- Backspin
- Balance Point
- Ball Mark
- Ball Marker
- Banana Ball
- BBGM
- Birdie
- Birdie Book
- Blade
- Bogey
- Bogey Golfer
- Bottom Spin
- Bounce
- Break
- Bulge
- Bunker
- Butt
- Camber
- Carry
- Cavity Back
- CBA
- Center of Gravity
- CG
- Chip
- Chipper
- Club
- Collar
- Concede
- Condor
- COR
- Course
- Course Handicap
- Course Rating
- CR
- CRS
- Cup
- Cut
- Cut Shot
- Divot
- DNF
- DNP
- DNS
- Dogleg
- Dormie
- Double Bogey +
- Double Bogey
- Draw
- Drive
- Driver
- Driving Iron
- Drop
- Dropping Zone
- DSQ
- DW
- DZ
- E
- Eagle
- EDS
- EGA
- Even Par
- Extreme Rough
- Face
- Face Height
- Face Width
- Fade
- Fairway
- Fairway Marker
- Ferrule
- First Cut
- Flagstick
- Flange
- Flex
- Forgiveness
- Fringe
- Front Nine
- FTF
- Gap Wedge
- Gimmie
- GIR
- Gooseneck
- Grain
- Green
- Green in Regulation
- Grind
- Grip
- Grip Cap
- Grip Diameter
- Grip Tape
- Grooves
- Gross Score
- Ground Under Repair
- GW
- Halve
- Handicap Allowance
- Handicap Index
- Handicap stroke
- Handicap system
- Hardpan
- Hazard
- HCP
- Head
- Heel
- HI
- HIO
- Hole
- Hole In One
- Hole Out
- Honor
- Hook
- Hosel
- Hosel Bore
- Hosel Length
- Hybrid
- Initial Handicap Index
- Iron
- Lay Up
- Length
- Level Par
- Lie
- Lip Out
- Lob Wedge
- Loft
- LW
- Marker
- Match Play
- MC
- MDF
- MOI
- Mouth
- Mulligan
- Muscle back
- NC
- Net Score
- No Card
- No Play Zone
- No Return
- No Show
- NPZ
- NR
- NS
- OB
- Offset
- Onset
- Out of Bounds
- Oversize Iron
- PA
- Par
- Par of a Golf Course
- PCC
- Penalty Area
- Penalty Stroke
- Perimeter Weighted Head
- Permanent Tee Markers
- Pin
- Pin High
- Pitch
- Pitchfork
- Pitching Wedge
- Pitch Mark
- Playing Conditions Calculation
- Playing Handicap
- Pull
- Push
- Putt
- Putter
- PW
- PZG
- R&A
- Referee
- Relief
- Rescue
- RET
- Roll
- Rough
- Round
- Rules of Handicapping
- Sandbagger
- Sand Save
- Sand Trap
- Sand Wedge
- Scorecard
- Score Differential
- Scoring Record
- Scratch Golfer
- Shank
- SI
- Side
- Sidespin
- Single
- Slice
- Slope Rating
- Sole
- Spin
- Spine
- Spine Alignment
- SR
- Stableford
- Stakes
- STB
- Stroke
- Stroke Index
- Stroke Play
- SW
- Sweet spot
- Swingweight
- T
- Tap In
- Tee
- Tee Box
- Teeing Area
- Tee Markers
- Tee Off
- Tee Shot
- Tee Time
- Temporary Water
- Third Wedge
- Tip
- Tip Diameter
- Toe
- Trajectory
- Tungsten
- Up and Down
- USGA
- Utility club
- Vent Hole
- Volume
- Waste Bunker
- Wedge
- Whiff
- WHS
- Withdrawn
- Wood
- WTF
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update: September 2023