Gobble. A "putt" ill-judged as to strength but which, owing to its straightness (and some luck, humorously called "pot-luck"), falls into the hole.

Green, 1, The whole course; 2, The ground in the immediate neighbourhood of a hole, called the putting-green. See Rule 1. "Through the green" is that part of the course not included in the putting-green or hazards. See Rule 1.

Grip. 1, The upper end of the shaft covered with leather or rubber; 2, The handling of the club during the stroke.

Gutty. The nickname for the almost extinct ball which is composed throughout of gutta-percha.

Half-a-stroke or Half. A handicap of a stroke at every other hole.

Half-shot. A stroke in which the swing is less than full.

Halved-hole. A hole at which each side uses an equal number of strokes; otherwise, "a half."

Halved-match. A drawn game with no advantage to either side at the conclusion of the round.

Hanging lie. When the ball lies on a downward slope.

Hazard. See Definitions in Rule 1.

Head. The end of the club used for striking the ball. The part of the face nearest the player is called the "heel," the other end the "toe," or "nose"; the "neck" is where it is joined to the shaft, and the part which rests on the ground is called the "sole." To "heel" is to hit the ball on the "heel."

Hole, 1, The hole on the putting-green "made and provided" (see Rule 1); 2, The whole space between the teeing-ground (see Rule 1) and the hole being played to (including the putting-green).

Honour. See Rule 1.

Hook (or Pull). To send a ball to the left of the direction intended. Compare Slice.

Iron. A club with an iron head more or less set at an angle to loft a ball.

Jerk. A stroke in which the club stops on reaching the ground instead of being taken through.

Lie. 1, The inclination of the shaft to the body of the player when the club head rests evenly on the ground; 2, The position of the ball on the ground while awaiting the stroke; 3, That which is often told in the club-house after a round!

The Like. The stroke which brings one player's total during the play of a hole to the level of that of the other. A stroke ahead is called the "odd." When one player has taken two or three or more strokes (called "two more," or "three more," etc.), the next stroke of the opponent is called "one off two," "one off three," and so on.

Like as we lie. When both players have taken the same number of strokes. Compare All Square.

Loft. 1, To give the ball a high trajectory; 2, The angle at which the face is laid back.

Mashie. A club with a well-laid-back face used in short "approach" shots.

Match. 1, The round as played between two sides (see Rule 1); 2, The game itself.

Match-play. The system by which the score is counted by holes.

Medal-play. The system by which the score is counted by the total number of strokes for the whole round.

Neck. See Head.

Niblick. A heavy iron club with a face more set back than the "mashie"; used for extricating a ball from bad "lies." Nose. See Head.

Odds. The strokes or holes conceded by a stronger player to a weaker; the amount of handicap.

One off two, one off three. See Like.

Out of bounds. See Rule 1.

Par. See page 147.

Press. To "force" a stroke in order to recover lost ground or to out-do one's opponent - a grievous fault usually "grievously answered."

Pretty. The smooth mown part of the course designed for good strokes.

Putt. The "nice" stroke needing delicacy of treatment, approximating to the billiard stroke.

Putter. The club used for the "putt."

Putting-green. See Rule 1.

Plus. A "plus" player is one who gives odds to "Bogey" or to one who is "scratch."