Golfing sayings and phrases

[Golfer2112]

Enter word or phrase, followed by definition followed by (optionally) the source.

I'll start...

"Three-Blow Job" : a long par 4 out of range in two shots. Muttered by author to elderly lady golfer during tourney in approx 2001.

 

[Golfer2112]

"One For the Farmer" a drive at a golf range that goes over the boundary fence into land owned by a farmer. Also applies to an appalling drive on the golf course (see also: Pink Panther Country)

 

[Golfer2112]

"Pink Panther Country": an area of the golf course off the beaten track where few people have been before. Used to describe the location of a hugely inaccurate tee shot.

 

[Golfer2112]

" Sally Gunnell": A drive which, whilst not pretty, runs pretty well.

 

[Golfer2112]

"Tactical Fade": terminology used by really bad players to describe a heat-seeking right-to-left missile of a drive

 

[cottontop]

Adolf - Unable to get out of the bunker...

 

[Up_Point_1]

"BRASILIAN" - A putt that shaves the very edge of the hole.

 

[HTL]

Mick Jagger = Big Lip on bunker etc

 

[HTL]

Kate Winslet = bit fat but otherwise perfect.

 

[HTL]

Peter Crouch = just goes up a long way

 

[HTL]

Condom = Safe but dont feel good.

 

[birdieman]

You'd better play a 'Gerry'
- As in play a provisional ball (Gerry Adams, Provisional IRA)

 

[birdieman]

'Daisy cutter' = a very thinned shot zooming 6" above ground

 

[madandra]

'SISTER 5HA66ER'

You are up there but you shouldn't be.

After fluffing a shot and somewhow it makes the green.

 

[madandra]

DOUGLAS BADDER

Leaving a putt short as it DIDN'T HAVE THE LEGS

 

[Golfer2112]

Ripped these off from some other forum...

An Arthur Scargill - great strike but a poor result
A Rodney King - over-clubbed
An O.J. Simpson - shouldn't have, but got away with it
A Diego Maradonna / Dennis Wise - nasty five footer
A Salman Rushdie - an impossible read
A Rock Hudson - thought it was straight, but it wasn't
A ladyboy - Looks like an easy hole but all may not be what it seems
A gynaecologist's assistant - just shaves the hole
A Cuban - needs one more revolution
An Elton John - a big bender that lips the rim
A Glen Miller - kept low and didn't make it over the water
A Marylin Monroe - a fair crack up the middle (aka "A Blondie")
A Princess Grace - should have taken a driver
A Princess Di - shouldn't have taken a driver
A Michael Jackson - fading away
An Anna Kournikova - looks great, but unlikely to get a result
A Vinnie Jones - nasty kick when you're not expecting it
A Tony Blair - too much spin
A Bin Laden - driven out and never to be found again
A Jamie Oliver - you really want to smack it but you can't

 

[tpred]

A DENNIS WISE -A NASTY FIVE FOOTER

 

[rgs]

In Ireland we have a sonia--an ugly runner-similar to the Sally Gunnell.
The Gerry Adams--a provisional.

Paula Radcliffe-doesn't go as far as it should.
Eva Braun--two shots in the bunker.

 

[Madmac99]

Superb, had me in fits of laughter, will borrow a few of these for my trip away next week as they are bound to crop up....thanks.

 

[The_Squire]

The Douglas Badder............

Looked good in the air but didn't have the legs.