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observer
A person who is appointed to assist the referee in
a match, to decide questions of fact and report any
breach of rules.
obstruction Any
artificial object that has been left or placed on
the course with the exception of course boundary markers
and constructed roads and paths.
Off-centre A poor
hit.
offset A club
with the head set behind the shaft.
one up Used in
match play to mean having scored one hole more than
your opponent. Also, the score of the player who is
one up.
one-iron An iron
club with a loft of approximately 17 degrees, lie
of approximately 56 degrees and length of 39 inches.
Men's clubs give a distance of between 185 and 220
yards. Also called a driving iron.
one-putt To hole
the ball using only one shot on the green.
one-wood Alternate
name given to the driver. open A tournament
in which both amateurs and professionals are allowed
to play.
open stance The
left foot is dropped behind the imaginary line of
the direction of the ball. This allows the golfer
to face more in the direction the ball is going to
travel.
out The first
nine holes of an 18 hole course. The second 9 holes
is going "in"
out of bounds
The area outside of the course in which play is prohibited.
A player is penalized stroke and distance. That is
he must replay the shot with a penalty of one stroke.
outside agency
Anyone who is not part of the competitors side in
stroke play or not part of the match. Such as observers,
forecaddies, referee etc.
overclub To use
a club that gives to much distance.
overlapping grip
As used by a right-handed player having the little
finger of the right hand overlapping the space between
the forefinger and second finger of the left hand.
The opposite for a left-handed player. |
