So you concede a putt to your opponent. But the opponent jabs at the ball anyway, and the ball misses the cup. Has your opponent just cost himself a stroke?
Nice try.
Concede: In matchplay, a player may give a putt to his opponent if it is close to the hole, or a hole if he feels he has no chance of a win or half. You can also award the match if you are to far behind to win.
CONCEDE - a verbal declaration made to count the golf ball in the golf hole for your opponent as if he had taken the golf shot and made it. Usually declared for very short putts in match play.
Concede: To give an opponent a putt, hole, or match.
Core: The center of a golf ball.
CONCEDE
A player may "concede" an opponent's putt in match play, meaning the opponent is considered to have putted out on the next stroke.
COUNTRY CLUB ...
Woods conceded he was surprised to see Mahan come from nowhere to challenge for the title.
"I don't know what golf course he was playing. I didn't see a 62 out there," added Woods.
A short putt conceded by your playing partners (not allowed in minigolf stroke play tournaments).
gobble
1. An invocation to the hole to eat the ball. 2. A slam putt which would have gone a long way past if it hadn't been holed.
Not one would concede that they are in any way surprised by their superb season's from. In fact, Pettersen's attitude has already managed to raise
the hackles of the one of the tour's elder stateswomen, Laura Davies.
Jack Nicklaus concedes Tony Jacklin's final putt and England ties the U.S. in the Ryder Cup matches, after five consecutive defeats. The gesture is often hailed as "the greatest act of sportsmanship in history." ...
Gimme A putt that is certain to be made on the next shot and will most likely be conceded by an opponent. Golf The game.
gimme (informal: derived from the words "give me," as in "concede the next stroke to me as holed") a putt that is short enough in length to be certain to be holed with the next stroke ...
However, in match play, either player may formally concede a stroke, a hole, or the entire match at any time, and this may not be refused or withdrawn. A player in match play will generally concede a tap-in or other short putt by his or her opponent.
gimme: A very short putt that an opponent concedes assuming it can't possibly be missed, never to be taken in strokeplay.
golf widow(er): The marriage partner omitted from the golf action.
Gimme---a very short putt your opponent concedes to you. Not played under the official rules of golf.
Grass bunker---a slight depression in the ground that is filled with grass. It is not considered a hazard and is played much like the rough.
Unless you are in match play and your opponent concedes the putt, you should always putt out. This (to me) is one the biggest mistakes hackers make. Even pros miss some 2-footers.
Putting out After Stroke Conceded
Q. Scott putts out on the putting green after his opponent Joe conceded his next stroke? What is the penalty to Scott?
So if the fairway is narrow at the driving distance, do not look on it as an irresistible temptation, but concede a small defeat to the course and use your 3 wood in the knowledge that you will have a much better chance of winning a far greater ...
Pick Up: To take up one's ball before holing out. In match play this concedes the hole or in stroke play incurs disqualification.
Pigeon: A golfer that you should defeat in a game.
Pill: Nickname for the ball.
Always hole out unless in match play your opponent concedes your putt. (2-4, 3-2, 16-2)
Rules when the Ball at rest moves ...
Gimme: A shot, usually on the green, but that may be anywhere on the course, that is conceded by a player's opponent. Gimmees are usually applied to short putts that are almost certain to be holed.
A shot, usually on the green, that is conceded by a player's opponent.
golf club ...
gimme-- A short putt that is expected to be holed. Typically a gimme putt will be conceded by an opponent.
Tap-in
A ball that has come to rest very close to the hole, leaving only a very short putt to be played. Often recreational golfers will "concede" tap-ins to each other to save time.
A ball that lies very close to the hole; so called because it was measured by the leather of the putter grip. In friendly play, a putt 'within the leather' is often conceded .
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Jigger ...
It has been said that 80% of all golfers swing from over the top and most instructors concede that they always will.
Concede - surrender the hole or match
Condor - A four-under par shot or a hole-in-one on a par 5.
Control shot - A shot that is played with less than full power to hit a target area.
Core - The center of the golf ball.
 See also: Golf, Hole, Stroke, Putt, Hit
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