The Language of Golf

[Johneli]

You've heard them all. Dogleg, banana ball, skyball and on and on....what are some of the more interesting and compelling words or phrases you've heard used to describe ANYTHING golf? Let's see if we can get them all identified in this thread. You first.

[Darth Fader]

OK i'll go first,if you hit a Gerry Adams what do you think it means?

[CristieKerr]

Originally Posted by Darth Fader

OK i'll go first,if you hit a Gerry Adams what do you think it means?

I hit a Jerry Riley once. I apologized when he came to, I still don't understand why he looked up when he heard me yell "fore."

[CristieKerr]

Caddyspeak by Rick Reilly

It's gold!

One Example

Originally Posted by Caddy

So we go Yogi Bear on the last six holes, and he goes Helicopter City with every one of his bats right there, straight into the Jacques Cousteau. Then he gives me the bullet, bang, just like that. Looks like I'm trollin' at Westchester.

Originally Posted by English

So we played each of the last six holes in one-over-par bogey. This made my player very angry, and he began throwing each of his clubs in a whirling manner into the nearby body of water. Then he fired me. It appears I'll be in the parking lot at the next tournament, which is Westchester, asking players if they need a caddy.

[JPsuff]

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The "translation" was not necessary as it was pretty self-explanatory, but thanks anyway.




-JP

[CristieKerr]

Originally Posted by JPsuff

The "translation" was not necessary as it was pretty self-explanatory, but thanks anyway.

I didn't translate anything, it was from the article. But thanks for giving me credit anyway.

[GolfSavage]

A "Cuban" - putt requiring one more revolution to be good.
An "OJ" - almost anything to do with a slice.
A "Korean butcher" - player always trying to cut the doglegs

Some timely metaphors:
A "Hillary" - shot hit too far left
An "Anne Coulter" - shot hit too far right
A "James Carville" - ugly but effective
A "Lieberman" or "McCain" - shot hit down the middle that doesn't go quite far enough

[mr_bogey]

For Pistol and I:

"Jesse" - the putt you have to make to KEEP HOPE ALIVE

[CristieKerr]

Originally Posted by GolfSavage

A "Cuban" - putt requiring one more revolution to be good.

A "Korean butcher" - player always trying to cut the doglegs

I've not heard either of these. Beauty.

[Johneli]

Originally Posted by GolfSavage

A "Cuban" - putt requiring one more revolution to be good.
An "OJ" - almost anything to do with a slice.
A "Korean butcher" - player always trying to cut the doglegs

Some timely metaphors:
A "Hillary" - shot hit too far left
An "Anne Coulter" - shot hit too far right
A "James Carville" - ugly but effective
A "Lieberman" or "McCain" - shot hit down the middle that doesn't go quite far enough

I had to laugh out loud at this one!! Very funny!!

[PA PLAYA]

A Hitler -- two shots in a bunker
A Saddam Hussein -- one bunker to the next
A Thurman Munson -- dead yank
A Kate Winslet -- tad heavy but otherwise perfect

[Fileygolfer]

Do you get "Worm Burners" and "God Botherers" in the US?

[C-Tech]

The "wormburners" yes, I never heard "God botherers" before. New one!

Putts hit too hard, "exploded in your hand"....as in, "Geez, that one exploded in your hand, didn't it."

[Bigvivec]

Originally Posted by PA PLAYA

A Kate Winslet -- tad heavy but otherwise perfect

I'm on the floor right now!!!!

Originally Posted by Darth Fader

OK i'll go first,if you hit a Gerry Adams what do you think it means?

That's got to be the first shot on a blowup hole...or it could be a bomb off the tee...which?

[Leaguegolf]

Linda Ronstadt.......Blew by you

[Darth Fader]

Originally Posted by Darth Fader

OK i'll go first,if you hit a Gerry Adams what do you think it means?

A Gerry Adams....................A provisional
A Paula Radcliffe................. A Runner
A Sally Gunnel.....................An ugly runner (harsh in my opinion)

[300Yards]

A Jesse Owens- ball ran a long way.

[J.D.]

Rush Limbaugh...Short, Fat and to the right...

Captain Crunch...No explanation needed

"I need my Husgvarna wedge to get out of those trees"

"Man, I Herculesed that putt..."

Frozen Rope: Line drive with no arc or curve

Scalded Dog: "Man that drive ran like a Scalded dog"

[J.D.]

"Man! I hit a Diane there" A shot where the swing looked good, the ball took off sweet but ended up in trouble

[Bigvivec]

Originally Posted by J.D.

"Man! I hit a Diane there" A shot where the swing looked good, the ball took off sweet but ended up in trouble

There is one that translates that we use here...hit one in the trees and the guys start to shout "Masuk Kalimantan"...It went into Kalimantan (Borneo)...an Indonesian island covered by jungles and hardwood forests...only thing that makes me smile about a jungle shot...

[PA PLAYA]

Blaire Witch golf -- wondering through the woods screaming profanities...