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Big Dog : A slang term for a driver. It's part of the expression, "Time to let the big dog eat," which is sometimes heard with a golfer who has not been using their driver and finally pulls it out of the bag.
Also Known As: Driver, big stick
Examples: The Golf Guide used his big dog on the home hole.
Bingo Bango Bongo is a points-based game that can be played by any number of players, from two up.
In Bingo Bango Bongo, three types of achievements are rewarded with a point. The first player in a group to get his ball on the green gets a point (bingo). The player in the group whose ball is closest to the pin once all balls are on the green gets a point (bango). And the player in the group who is first to hole out gets a point (bongo).
Add up the points at the end of the game, high points wins.
Bingo Bango Bongo gives weaker players a chance to earn points because what matters is being first at something. For example, all members of the group tee off on a par-4. The player who hit the worst drive (farthest from the hole) plays first, and so has the first shot at winning the bingo point.
So, too, with closest to the pin.
The best players in the group are likely to be on the green in two (or three on a par-5), while the weakest players might be chipping. The closest-to-the-pin point is only earned once all balls are on the green, so the player who has hacked it up the fairway may be sitting just off the green and chipping - giving that player a great chance to pick up the bango point.
Because of these factors (and because the first person putting will be the one farthest from the hole), strict etiquette must be enforced. The player who is away always plays first.
For a variation, throw into the mix that any player winning all three points on a hole wins double points.
Also Known As: Bingle Bangle Bungle
Birdie : A score on an individual hole that is one stroke below par. On a par-4, a score of 3 is a birdie; on a par-5, a score of 4 is a birdie; on a par-3, a score of 2 is a birdie.
See also: Golf History FAQ: What is the origin of the terms "birdie" and "eagle"?
How Did the Terms "Birdie" and "Eagle" Acquire their Meanings?
Which came first, the birdie or the eagle? The birdie, and the eagle followed and continued the feathered theme.
In American slang of the 19th Century, the term "bird" was applied to anything particularly great. "Bird" was the "cool" of the 1800s in the U.S.
So on the golf course, a great shot - one that led to an under-par score - came to be known as a "bird," which was then transformed into "birdie." The term birdie was in worldwide use by the 1910s, and it's believed it debuted in the U.S. in 1899.
An "eagle" simply followed "birdie," being added to the lexicon in keeping with the avian image of birdie. And "albatross" later came along for the same reason.
Common Misspellings: Birdey, birdy
"Bite" The word 'bite' is most often heard as a command shouted at the ball in flight by a golfer who wants the ball to hit the green and stop. A ball hit with backspin will have "bite." Bite can be contrasted with "release." When a ball releases, it hits the green and continues rolling forward. When a ball bites, it hits the green and stops quickly without rolling much at all.
Blades : Also known as musclebacks, blades are a type of iron that has a full, smooth back (as opposed to a cavity back) and a thin topline - hence the monicker. (The topline, by the way, is what you see as you are standing at address looking down at the top of the iron - literally, the top line.) The weighting of blades is concentrated behind the center of the clubface, resulting in a smaller sweet spot. Blades are usually forged and are many better players prefer them because they believe blades allow them to more easily work the ball and feel softer at impact.
"Blade" can also refer to a type of putter that is heel-weighted, heel- shafted and features just a thin clubface without any flange.
Also Known As: Musclebacks
Blast: Type of shot from a sand trap that results in a lot of sand flying out of the bunker, along with the ball. A golfer usually has to "blast out" of a bunker when the ball has settled down into the sand (or buried), requiring a hard swing in which the clubhead really digs down underneath the ball to lift it out.
Also Known As: Blast shot, blast out
Examples: With his ball buried in the sand, the Golf Guide had to blast out. He really blasted that ball out of the trap.
Blast Out : See also Blast above.
Blind : A hole or shot where you can't see your target.
Blind Bogey is a tournament format. Actually, it's several tournament formats - "blind bogey" means different things to different tournament directors, and in different places.
1. Probably the most common format when "blind bogey" is announced requires golfers to play 18 holes of stroke play. Following completion of play, the tournament director randomly selects a score - say, 87 - and the golfer(s) whose actual score is closest to the randomly selected score is the winner.
2. A variation of No. 1. In this version, before the round begins golfers assign themselves a self-chosen handicap (which should be recorded to guard against cheating later!) - the number they believe will result in a net score in the 70s. After the round, the tournament director randomly selects a number in the 70s, and golfers whose net scores (using their self-chosen handicaps) match that number are the winners.
3. Finally, there's this version of blind bogey: Everyone tees off and completes their rounds. The tournament directors randomly select six holes, and each golfer's scores on those six randomly chosen holes are thrown out. The 12 holes remaining on your scorecard are added up, and that's your score. Low score wins.
How do you know which version of blind bogey your club has scheduled? Ask ahead of time, or just wait and be surprised.
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