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

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three-jack n. The typical third-round Bellerive three-jack was six feet past and one foot short. [English Golf Sports & Recreation Slang] [full cite] (Jun. 19, 2007)

three-jack n. He yearned to test his golf swing so headed to California and the Golden State Tour. The swing stood up for him but his putting was awful, earning him the nickname “Three-jack” for three-putting so often. [English Golf Sports & Recreation Slang] [full cite] (Jun. 19, 2007)

three-jack n. His day started miserably, with a drive into the rough on the 1st, and a bogey. He three-putted the 2nd, his first three-whip of the week, then made it a pair with a three-jack on the 4th. [English Golf Sports & Recreation Slang] [full cite] (Jun. 19, 2007)

throw up on oneself v. phr. Here he is at Baltusrol, spared in the midst of another meltdown by nature’s compassion. How long can the fans in this results-oriented metropolis continue tolerating a player who, to use golfing vernacular, keeps throwing up on himself? [English Golf Sports & Recreation Slang] [full cite] (Aug. 21, 2005)

yips n. Putting always was hard, if not impossible, for Moody, who spent 14 years in the armed services. He had trouble with three-footers. He seldom had a clue on anything longer than six feet. He had what they call the “yips.”…If you’re a golfer and you have the “yips,” you don’t have to be told what they are. You also don’t have to be told you’re in trouble. [English United States Golf Sports & Recreation] [full cite] (Jul. 5, 2004)

yips n. The grass between the ball and the blade will cause a bit of run so allow for it and practice this shot at least twenty times the next time you go out, not that you will perfect it that quickly but having practiced it—it won’t give you those mental yips the next time you’re in that spot. [English Golf Sports & Recreation] [full cite] (Jul. 5, 2004)

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