Dog-leg - A hole in which the route of play angles to the right or left before reaching the putting surface
Eagle - Two stokes under par for a hole
Fairway - Closely mowed route of play between teeing area and putting green ...
Dog-leg: A hole that follows a broken, sharply angled line from the tee to the green.
Drive: The longest type of stroke made during play, usually with a wood or low numbered iron.
Eagle: Two strokes under par for a hole.
Dog-leg
A hole with a fairway that bends sharply. A hazard is often positioned at the angle of the dog-leg to put you off driving across it.
Double bogey
A score of two over par for a hole.
dog-leg: A hole on which the fairway curves excessively.
dormie: A situation in the format matchplay when cannot lose and the opponent must win all the remaining holes to draw the match.
double bogie: Score of two over par on a hole.
We may elect to shoot over a dog-leg instead of around it. We may turn in a lower qualifying score just to get into a higher flight, or we may turn in a higher qualifying score in order to insure winning a trophy in a lower flight.
 See also: Golf, Shot, Bunker, Stroke, Fairway
  
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