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.