Above the Hole: When the ball’s lie is uphill from the hole on the green resulting in an undesirable downhill putt.
Ace: A hole in one.
ABOVE THE HOLE - The position of a golf ball in relation to the cup, or hole, once the ball is on the green.
ACE - When a player hits the ball directly from the tee into the cup with one shot. Also called a hole in one.
The side above the hole when the cup is cut on a sloping green, since the professional usually allows for the slope better than the amateur.
PROVISIONAL BALL ...
PUTT FROM ABOVE THE HOLE
One of the toughest shots around the green is the chip from above the hole. But, who said you have to chip it?
You don't! Try putting it instead.
The short version of the ZBL method is: Whenever your putt runs across sloped but basically a flat zone of the green, the aim point for any breaking putt is above the hole on a line through the hole that is straight uphill and downhill.
A player above the hole should be able to stop the ball at the hole.
Consider the condition of nearby turf, especially taking care to avoid old hole plugs which have not completely healed.
Example: As a general rule, particularly in the short game and on faster greens, it is easier to play from below the hole than from above the hole. bent grass a very smooth, fine-bladed grass usually (but not exclusively) used for putting greens ...
high side: Also pro-side; the area above the hole for a curving putt.
hole: The area from the tee to the flagstick, also the the small cylinder (4 1/4 inches) housed in the green in which you putt the ball into.
handicap: For example, one whose handicap is 16 is expected to shoot 88 on a par 72 course, or 16 strokes over par.
high side: Area above the hole on a sloping green.
home green: The green on the 18th hole.
hustler: A golfer who plays for a living.
The law of averages tells you that as a putt is breaking near the hole, gravity works in your favor if the ball is above the hole. If the ball is breaking away on the low side, gravity works against you.
 See also: Hole, Putt, Break, Cup, Putting
  
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