Douglaston Golf Course
Pound Ridge Golf Course
18 High Ridge Rd Pound Ridge, New York 10576 Westchester County Year Built: 1929 Pro Shop: (914) 764-5771 Description: Pete Dye’s only course in the Northeast is a Masterpiece. Pound Ridge golf course is the most expensive ultra high-end daily resort fee golf link in the NYC metro area. Located in the beautiful countryside of […]
Sandy Relief Golf Tournament at Bethpage Black
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) Yankees pitcher David Robertson and Mets first baseman Ike Davis will help host a Long Island golf tournament to raise money for victims of Superstorm Sandy. It will be held July 17 at Bethpage Black in Farmingdale, the course for the 2002 and 2009 U.S. Open. The tournament is scheduled for the […]
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Yips: When a golfer misses short putts because of bad nerves.
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Waggle: Movement of the clubhead prior to the swing. Water Hazard: Body of water that costs you a shot to leave. Wedge: Lofted club (iron) used for pitching. Whiff: SeeAirball. Whipping: The string around the shaft/head of a wooden club. Whippy: A shaft more flexible than normal. Windcheater: Low drive. Winter Rules: See Preferred Lies. Wood: Material that long clubs used to be made of. […]
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Vardon Grip: See Overlapping.
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Uncock: See Release. Underclub: To take at least one club less than needed for distance. Unplayable Lie: You can’t hit the ball. One stroke penalty is your reward. Up: Ahead in the match. Or the person next to play. Or reaching the hole with a putt. Up and Down: To get the ball into the hole in two strokes from somewhere […]
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Takeaway: Early part of the backswing. Tap-In: Very short putt. Tee: Wooden peg on which the ball is set for the first shot on a hole. Also, the area from which that initial shot is hit. Teeing Ground: Area in which you must tee your ball, between the tee markers and neither in front of them nor more than […]
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Sandbagger: A golfer who lies about his or her ability/handicap to gain an advantage. Sand Trap: A bunker. Sandy: Making par after being in a bunker. Scorecard: Where the length, par, and rating of each hole is recorded. Also, your score. Scoring: The grooves on the clubface. Scramble: To play erratic golf but still score well. Or a game where a […]
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Rabbit: A beginning player. Rake: Device used to smooth the sand after you leave a bunker. Range: Practice area. Range Ball: Generally a low-quality ball used on a driving range. Rap: To hit a putt firmly. Read the Green: To assess the path on which a putt must travel to the hole. Regular: A shaft with normal flex. Regulation: Par figures. Release: The point […]
