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make the cut
To qualify for the final rounds of a tournament by
scoring well enough in the beginning rounds
mallet A putter
that has a head that is much wider and heavier than
that of a blade putter.
marker A small
object, like a coin, that is used to mark the spot
of the ball when it is lifted off the putting green.
markers The objects
placed at the teeing round that indicate the area
in which players must tee their balls.
marshal A person
appointed by a tournament committee to keep order
and handle spectators.
mashie Lofted
iron club that was introduced in the 1880's and is
no longer in use. Used for pitching with backspin.
Another name for the number 5 iron.
mashie-iron An
iron club that had less of a loft than a mashie. Used
for driving and full shots through the green. Another
name for the number 4 iron.
mashie-Niblick
An iron club, no longer in use, with a loft somewhere
between that of a mashie and a niblick. Club was used
for pitching. Another name for the number 6 iron.
matched As in
a matched set of clubs. Clubs designed and made in
a graded, numbered series and with consistent specifications
and swing-weights.
match play A
competition played with each hole being a separate
contest. The team or player winning the most holes,
rather than having the lowest score, is the winner.
The winner of the first hole is "one up".
Even if the player wins that hole by two or three
strokes, he is still only "one up". The
lead is increased every time the player wins another
hole. The winner is the one who wins the most holes.
This was the original form of golf competition.
meadowland A
lush grassland course.
medalist The
player with the lowest qualifying score in a tournament
medal play A
competition decided by the overall number of strokes
used to complete the round or rounds. Same as "stroke
play".
mid-spoon An
obsolete wooden club with a loft between that of the
long spoon and the short spoon.
mid-iron An iron
club, no longer in use, with more loft than a driving
iron. Another name for a 2 or 3 iron.
mid-mashie Another
name for the number 4 iron.
mis-club To use
the wrong club for the shot.
mis-read To putt
wrongly. To not read the green correctly.
mixed foursome
A foursome with each side has a male and female player
model swing A
totally professional swing.
muff To mis-hit
a shot.
mulligan A second
shot that is allowed to be taken in friendly play
when the player has "muffed" (see above)
the first one. Not allowed by the rules.
municipal course
A public course owned by local government. |
