three-jack

n. in golf, taking three putts to sink the ball in a hole. Subjects: English, Golf, Sports & Recreation, Slang

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Citations: 1992 Anthony Johnson Calgary Herald (Alberta, Canada) (July 2) “Teaching pro ends rambling” p. E7: 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. 1992 John Markon Richmond Times-Dispatch (Virginia) (Aug. 16) “For surprising Sauers, sweet stroke with putter means par-saving grace” p. D-1: The typical third-round Bellerive three-jack was six feet past and one foot short. 1997 Mike Bianchi Times-Union (Jacksonville, Florida) (Mar. 26) “Media and pro golfers growing farther apart” p. D-1: It was as inevitable as a Tom Watson three-jack. 2004 Brian Murphy San Francisco Chronicle (Oct. 5) “Kite’s crash landing”: 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. 2007 Colin Dunlap Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Pennsylvania) (June 18) “Baddeley’s day goes downhill in a hurry”: 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.

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