Golf Glossary - The Terms of Golf
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| Takeaway | |
| When the club head is moved back from the ball at the start of a swing. | |
| Tap-in | |
| A short, easy putt of no more than afoot. | |
| Target line | |
| The imaginary line running from the ball to your intended target. | |
| Tee | |
| A wooden, rubber, or plastic device used to prop the ball up for the first shot of a hole. it must not be longer than 4 inches or influence the movement of the ball. | |
| Tee box | |
| The area from which you hit the first shot of a hole. | |
| Tee shot | |
| The shot you take off the tee. | |
| Tee time | |
| The time at which you and your group begin your round. | |
| Ten-finger grip | |
| See Baseball grip. | |
| Texas wedge | |
| A name given to a putter when it is used anywhere else but on the green. | |
| Thin or Thin Shot | |
| Hitting the ball on its equator, causing it to have a low trajectory. The club hits the ball but never hits the ground. | |
| Threesome | |
| 1. a group of three players 2. a match where one player competes against two other players who use the same ball and alternate strokes, (two on one) | |
| Through the green | |
| The entire course, not including the hazards, tee boxes, and putting greens. | |
| Toe | |
| The part of the club head that is the furthest away from you. | |
| Top | |
| Hitting the ball above its equator, causing it to travel only a short distance across the ground. | |
| Torque | |
| The amount of twisting a club shaft undergoes at impact. | |
| Tour | |
| A succession of tournaments played by professionals. | |
| Trajectory | |
| The unique flight characteristics of a golf ball after it is hit. | |
| Trap | |
| See Bunker. | |
| Triple bogey | |
| Finishing a hole in three more than par. | |
| Turn | |
| Going from the ninth green to the tenth tee of a golf course. | |
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