Mysterious terms

[RangeMonkey]

Still dont really get the term "Clutch" when someone holes an important putt.....

Apparently it’s an Americanism for any sports action taken under pressure. So you can clutch pretty much anything. As IanP said, it’s made up nonsense. Like the word “winingest”. Anyone who uses that so-called word should have high voltage electrodes attached to strategic private locations. Including Tiger Woods, who has it on his web page.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Some of our members think it looks like an American Diner, I think it looks quite modern.

We went from traditional wooden boards and gold letters to modern perspex and black lettering. It has made the place look far brighter and more modern. We managed to find someone to encapsulate all the original wooden boards into a miniature version almost like a photo of each one mounted on a wooden base which now sits as a permanent record on one small space in the main bar area so previous winners can still see their victory recorded for posterity

 

[richart]

Chrisd still plays stymies.

Auto correct on my iPad keeps changing Chrisd to Christ. You heard it hear first.

 

[PhilTheFragger]

BC

Before Chris ???

 

[richart]

BC

Before Chris ???

Nothing is that old.

 

[Imurg]

Chrisd still plays stymies.

Auto correct on my iPad keeps changing Chrisd to Christ. You heard it hear first.

Must be on the 4th of 5th coming by now....or maybe not...I heard he was less frequent than Santa

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

Nothing is that old.

BCE then

 

[Norrin Radd]

Must be on the 4th of 5th coming by now....or maybe not...I heard he was less frequent than Santa

Does that make him a jaffa

 

[williamalex1]

Also known as a "bounce" game in Scotland

We have a putt called a Tommy Sheridan, it's a big swinger lol

 

[Doon frae Troon]

What I call them is unprintable on the forum.

Also called the 'unmentionables' as it was considered unlucky to mention them, like the Scottish [Shakespeare] play.

LLS. long lost Spalding.

 

[Robster59]

We have a putt called a Tommy Sheridan, it's a big swinger lol

Let's not even go down the road of a Liz McColgan.

 

[williamalex1]

Let's not even go down the road of a Liz McColgan.

Or a Danny McGrain putt, just didnae have the legs near the end.

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

Let's not even go down the road of a Liz McColgan.

who is running alongside Sally Gunnell...

Mind you plenty of track lads been out there who have not had George Clooney looks. Wonder what the girl's equivalent of our (in truth) rather sexist 'good runner but... '

Now 'bogey' - that's a mysterious one, though I know the term was the original term for what we refer to as 'par'. It changed as the best golfers became used to scoring one-under the bogey for every hole - and so scoring the bogey for a hole and playing bogey golf was just not good enough with the very best players scoring 18-under bogey or better. And so 'bogey' golf for a hole became viewed as as 'one-over' golf.

But where did the term 'bogey' come from.

And why a cleek, or a mashie - or mashie-niblick...?

 

[Blue in Munich]

Don't forget the Dennis Wise; a nasty little five footer. Or the Rock Hudson; looked straight but it wasn't.

And then there's the sister-in-law...