Golf Slang, Jargon, and New Words from Double-Tongued Dictionary

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hero shot n. They get greedy. They don’t play smart. They try to hit what I call “hero shots” instead of smart shots. That means, they try to hit shots that, if they hit it 10 times, they might make it once. [English Golf Sports & Recreation] [full cite] (May. 25, 2007)

looper n. George Beer was the only caddy to qualify for the finals and now is hailed as the idol of the loopers. [English Golf Sports & Recreation] [full cite] (Mar. 17, 2005)

Monday v. Pratt needed only a decent finish or two in another Nationwide event to earn full status. However, that meant chasing the Tour out West and playing in 18-hole Monday qualifiers where 150-200 players would compete for 14 available slots. The process is called “Monday-ing,” and Pratt “Mondayed” his way into five tournaments. [English Golf Sports & Recreation Jargon] [full cite] (Oct. 19, 2005)

nails n.pl. After learning the game on plastic cleats, most golfers stick with them as they turn pro. Often referred to as “nails” by players and suppliers, metal spikes are permitted throughout Europe and at a handful of courses in the U.S. Pacific Northwest. Wet weather in those regions make the metal spikes more effective, players say, because they are longer. [English Apparel, Appearance, & Fashion Golf Sex & Sexuality Slang] [full cite] (Aug. 13, 2007)

rubber room n. Once, Watson boasted that he played golf in his own private “rubber room:” a state of concentration and confidence so deep that the perils of the course and his own psyche could not reach him. [English Golf Sports & Recreation] [full cite] (Jul. 5, 2006)

shanks n.pl. Wiley’s golf game did end up a victim of “the shanks” as he called it, falling to 19-year old Eastern Michigan golfer Sean Behnke 2 & 1 in the first round. [English Golf Sports & Recreation Slang] [full cite] (Aug. 2, 2006)

skull v. In golf parlance, Allen “skulled” both efforts. His right foot hit the ground several inches before the target and he basically hit the top of the ball. [English Golf Sports & Recreation] [full cite] (Nov. 12, 2004)

skull v. You are no longer playing irony golf, and when you screw up and need to get the irony back to help blunt the frustration of skulling the next shot, you find it’s not that easy. [English Golf Sports & Recreation] [full cite] (Nov. 12, 2004)

three jack n. In golf parlance, it was the dreaded “three jack” on Oakmont’s vicious No. 1 green that did in Baddeley. He missed an 8-foot putt for bogey. Knifed a 4-footer coming back for double and then holed the short remnants left for triple-bogey 7, sliding in about 11 minutes from a two-shot tournament lead to a guy on his way to being mired in the pack that couldn’t catch champion Angel Cabrera. That triple bogey on No. 1 was a large contributor to Baddeley’s total of 80 yesterday. [English Golf Sports & Recreation] [full cite] (Jun. 19, 2007)

three-jack n. It was as inevitable as a Tom Watson three-jack. [English Golf Sports & Recreation Slang] [full cite] (Jun. 19, 2007)

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