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Choke: When a golfer makes a poor shot, or just plays badly on a particular hole, in a pressure situation. Usually the shot/hole is not a relatively difficult one.
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Choking down: When a golfer moves his hands down the grip of the golf club; usually done to add control and reduce shot length.
Concede: When a player or a team concedes a putt, the opponent or opponents do not have to finish out the hole.
Course: The land or venue on which golf is played. It consists of 9 or 18 holes, with greens and fairways.
Cup: What players putt their ball into to complete play on a hole.
Cut: The reduction of a tournament's field, after a predetermined number of rounds, to all players with a predetermined score.
Divot: A piece of grass, which is raised when the ball is struck.
Dogleg: A hole where the fairway hooks to either the left, in a dogleg left, or to the right, in a dogleg right.
Dormie: Dormie is the term used when the lead in match-play competition is equal to the number of holes left to be played. The team or player leading is said to be dormie and can do no worse than halve the match.
Double bogey: When a player is two strokes over par for any given hole. For example, a 6 on a par 4.
Down: You are said to be down when you are behind an opponent in a match play. For instance, two down with four holes to play.
Draw: When a player's ball moves from right to left in the air (for a right-handed player). Some players have a natural draw, while other times, a draw will be employed as a tactical move on a shot.
Eagle: When a player is two strokes under par for any given hole. For example, a 2 on a par 4.
Fade: When a player's ball moves from left to right in the air (for a right-handed player). Some players have a natural fade, while other times, a fade will be employed as a tactical move on a shot.
Fairway: On a hole, the narrow area of shorter grass between the tee box and the green. It is flanked on both sides areas of longer grass called rough.
Field: The players who have confirmed that they will play in a tournament.
Forecaddie: A caddie who doesn't carry clubs, but instead walks ahead of a group of golfers and keeps track of where each player's ball goes.
Four-ball: Two teams of two golfers competing in a best-ball format. Each golfer plays his own ball and the best score of the two counts for the team.
Foursomes: Two teams of two golfers competing in an alternate shot format. One player tees off on the odd holes, the other on even. They alternate shots until the hole is completed. Also known as Better-ball or Best-ball.
Front nine: The first nine holes on an 18-hole golf course.
Green: The area at the end of a hole, where a player putts their ball into the cup. It usually features shorter, smooth grass.
