Mini-Golf Vocabulary

Putter

A flatter edged golf club intended to make the ball run smoothly along the green into the hole.

Sand Trap

A pit with sand in it

Hole-in-One

Getting the ball directly into the cup with one shot.

Tee

Refers to part of the course where you start each hole. Also refers to the wooden or plastic peg which you place in the ground and on which you place your ball before 'teeing off'.

Fairway

The closely cut, well-kept portion of grass between the teeing area and putting green.

Rough

The longer and coarser grass at either side of the fairway that is best avoided.

Greens

The specially prepared grass surface surrounding the hole, where golfers attempt to putt the ball.

Pace

The speed of a putt that must be accomplished in order for the ball to fall into the cup.

Fore

The word you shout as loud as you can when you hit your ball in the direction of another golfer. You need to warn them!

Dog Leg

This refers to a hole that has a straight fairway, and then it curves to the right, or the left.

Worm Burner

When you strike a shot that barely gets off the ground and just rolls.

Caddie

a person who carries a player's golf clubs

Hazard

an area of a golf course in the sport of golf which provides a difficult obstacle, which may be of two types: (1) water hazards such as lakes and rivers; and (2) man-made hazards such as bunkers.

Mulligan

permitting a second hit of a badly played ball, usually on a tee shot

Wood

the clubs you use to hit the ball the furthest, usually from your first (tee shot).

Line

the path on which the ball rolls, or will roll, enroute to the hole

Out-of-Bounds

those areas outside the golf course from which play is not allowed

Club

used to hit the ball in golf, with a heavy wooden or metal head on a slender shaft.