Let's try and make you smart in the golfing world may not be in terms of playing better golf but definitely helping you being the knowledgeable one in the course. All sports have their own sets of terminology and jargon that may intimidate even seasoned players let alone newcomers. Any golfer would know the names of the shots or the swings. But would you know what a fried egg is? Nope not the food! But fried egg in terms of golfing? This is what we will do here! Bust the funky jargon that you will come across in your golfing days.



When the grass chunk or the sand travels farther from the ball after the player hits the ball very very hard it is called a chunk. When a ball is followed by enormous amount of sand and grass chunks it is referred to as an explosion. Generally a ball deeply buried in sand, referred to as fried egg would require a chunk shot to get it off the sand pit. However the catch is that unless you get the ball out of the pit, chances are your ball will get even more buried in sand because of the resulting chunk shot!

It is now that you should consider a top shot, hitting the top of the ball thus stopping the ball from getting a lift and letting it travel the distance and land softly on the ground without raising a lot of sand or grass.

When a golfer is not satisfied with his or her shot, they can get another chance of hitting another ball. This is referred to as a Mulligan. However, unless the golfer is playing with understanding friends, no would actually allow a mulligan. So the next time that you are teeing off with friends just tell them that "I want a mulligan!" and you will get to know who your "true" friends are!

Taking the correct stance by approaching the ball is called addressing the ball in the golfing world. However the whole act of taking the stance is called addressing the ball in most rule books.

While it is important to follow the grain of the grass meaning the angle of the grass to the ground in order to loft the face of the club i.e. angle the face of the club correctly, if at the end of a first nine holes you are a dormie, someone with a low score, then all you can hope for is a tie!

Scoring in golf has its own terms. If you want to keep a score for the first nine holes, then a separate score for the back nine holes and then an overall score and then finally compare all the scores, then such a scoring is called Nassau. The advantage of it is that there are chances of being a winner at different segments, instead of just one position to vie for at the end of the eighteen holes!

So you sure are more informed about golf jargon now all you need is to play well as well and you have a winning combination in hand.