Golf Glossary - The Terms of Golf
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| Pairing sheet | |
| A list of the players in each group of a tournament, and what time those groups are scheduled to tee off. | |
| Par | |
| The number of strokes assigned to a hole or to a course overall. Par for a hole is determined by the number of strokes necessary to reach the green plus two putts. For example: a par three means one shot to reach the green and two putts. Par for a course is determined by the sum of par for each hole. | |
| Penalty | |
| The number of strokes added to the score due to a rule infraction. | |
| Perched lie | |
| Situation where the ball finishes suspended above the ground in the rough. In the US this is known as a fluffy lie. | |
| PGA | |
| Professional Golfers Association | |
| Pin | |
| Another word for flagstick. | |
| Pin high | |
| Also known as hole high. A ball has been played as far as the placement of the hole and any distance on either side. | |
| Pitch | |
| A lofted short shot to the green with a little run at the end of its flight. | |
| Pitch and run | |
| A long chip. The ball is pitched onto the edge of the green allowing for the ball to run to the hole. | |
| Pitch-mark Repair tool | |
| See Ball-mark repair tool. | |
| Pitching Wedge | |
| A club with a steeper face, used when close to the hole. | |
| Plugged lie | |
| Situation where a ball remains in the indentation of plug mark when it lands. Except under a local rule that permits a plugged ball to be lifted and moved but not closer to the hole without incurring a penalty, a plugged ball must be played where it lies. | |
| Plumb-bob | |
| A technique used to help determine the break of a putt. | |
| Plus handicap | |
| A handicap less than the scratch score of the course. Plus handicap players have strokes added to their score because they regularly beat the standard scratch score in medal play. | |
| Pot Bunker | |
| Small round and deep bunker found on English courses. | |
| Pre-shot routine | |
| The ritualistic procedure performed before every shot. | |
| Primary rough | |
| The first cut of longer grass you encounter when leaving the fairway. | |
| Private club | |
| A golf club open only to members and their guests. | |
| Pro-am | |
| A tournament that teams up professionals and amateurs. | |
| Professional | |
| Someone who is paid for playing golf. | |
| Pro shop | |
| The store in the clubhouse where you check in to play and can buy equipment. | |
| Provisional shot | |
| A second shot, hit when you think the first ball might be lost. If you find the ball, the provisional shot does not count. | |
| Public course | |
| A golf course that anyone can play on for a fee. See Greens fee. | |
| Pull | |
| A straight shot that goes to the left of the target (for a right-handed player). | |
| Punch shot | |
| A low recovery shot, usually hit out of some type of trouble. | |
| Push | |
| A straight shot hit to the right of the target (by a right-handed golfer). | |
| Putt | |
| A short stroke usually but not always made on the green, that makes the ball roll on the ground. | |
| Putter | |
| A straight-faced club normally used to hit the ball on the putting green. | |
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