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Golfing Terms & Jargon - A language all its own

Golf A-Z – Golfing Terms & Jargon

A language all its own, including many old Scottish words and some real oddities

Albatross - A to Z

Golf A to Z – The Albatross

The rarest shot in golf

Nicknames for golf shots, good & bad

Nicknames for golf shots, good & bad

We did not invent the following names, but we have heard or seen them used by our fellow golfers.

Golf A to Z - Holed out at last... (Golf-themed coffins)

Golf A to Z – Coffins

Holed out at last…

Golfers' nicknames - past & present

Nicknames of golfers, past & present

From Aquaman to Zinger

The Condor - Golf A-Z. Rarest event in golf

Golf A to Z – The ‘Condor’

Scoring a condor represents one of the rarest of events in golf

Dormie - meaning and origin

Dormie – meaning and origin

We know of two possible origins for the word,

(Really) Bad luck - A-Z - Friday 13th

Golf A to Z – (Really) Bad luck

Friday 13th