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    Alternate Shot , also called Foursomes, is a competition format in which     2-person teams alternate hitting the same ball. The first player tees     off, the second player hits the second shot, the first player hits the third     shot, and so on until the ball is holed. Tee balls are alternated so that     the same player doesn't hit every drive. Alternate Shot can be played     as stroke play or match play.

    Odds and Evens and Scotch Foursomes are two very slight variants of     Alternate Shot.

    Also Known As: Foursomes, Scotch Foursomes, Scotch Doubles

    Advice: We all know what "advice" is. The reason the golf rulebook     addresses it is because you're not allowed to seek it or give it from     certain people or under certain circumstances on the golf course.

    Rule 8 in the rulebook addresses advice. Sharing information on the     rules, or advice on matters considered "public information" - e.g.,     where a hazard is, or where the flagstick is on the green - is allowed     under all circumstances.

    Giving other advice that might influence another player's choices is     prohibited ... unless you are playing partners. Then you are allowed to     offer your partner advice. You are also allowed to seek advice from     your partner, your caddie or your partner's caddie.

    You can always seek advice from your own caddie.

The aeration (or aerification) of greens (and sometimes fairways) occurs once or twice a year at most golf courses. To aerify, a piece of machinery built for the task cores the ground (punches holes and removes the dirt) in a certain pattern. This is done to loosen soil that has been compacted by golfers walking over it, opening up growing room for the roots and increasing oxygen to the roots. It usually takes a couple weeks for the holes to fill in and grow over. Some courses charge a reduced fee during the aerification process - all should at least give you some warning of the condition of the greens.

Also Known As: Aerification, aerify, aerate

"Airmail": A shot that flies over the green.

    As described in the "Golf Guru" column from the November, 2004,     issue of Golf Digest, "air presses" are one-hole bets between     individuals that are called while a ball is in the air.

    Set the bet amount before the round. Air presses are automatic; that     is, if one is called, it is automatically accepted.

    Say you're on the first tee. Your opponent steps up and smacks his     drive, but, uh-oh, it looks like it's headed for the rough. You call an "air     press," and the bet is in place. What you're betting is that you'll beat     your opponent on this hole. Now you step to the tee. Your opponent     has the option, while your ball is in the air, to double the bet.

    Air presses can only be called by a player who has not yet hit on a hole     (thereby ensuring that the opponent has the option to double the bet).

"Albatross" Another term for a double eagle, or 3-under par on any one hole. Albatross is used most commonly in the U.K.

Alignment : How your body is aligned in relation to an imagined ball-to- target line.

All Square : In match play competition, "all square" means the match is tied. If both competitors in match play have won four holes, the match is "all square."

Also Known As: Squared up

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