Drain

Drain: To sink a putt.
Draw: A ball that starts straight, or slightly right, and arcs gently to the left. This is a popular shape with low handicappers due to its considerable length of carry and roll.

Drain more putts with a long flatstick
There's no doubt that Adam Scott's resurgence to top form with the chest putter and Keegan Bradley's PGA Championship victory with the belly putter have stirred up more chatter regarding whether or not ...

drain-- To make a putt or chip shot. "He drained that one from thirty feet!"
draw-- The pairing of golfers in a match play golf tournament.

drain Slang for sinking a putt.
draw shot A strategic shot that curves from the outside inwards (right to left for right-handed players).

Drain: To sink a putt.
Draw: Shot that curves from right to left.
Drive: Shot from teeing ground other than par-3 holes.

Drain : To sink a putt. Example: Ted drained a thirty five foot putt for birdie.
Draw : A shot that curves gently from right to left (for a right-handed player). Example: Some holes favor a draw given their layout.

DRAIN - To make a putt ("drain it")
DRAW SHOT - This is when a right handed player hits a controlled hook, which goes from right to left.
DRIVE - this is the term which means your tee shot. It is also usually the way you get to the golf course.

Drain To sink a putt. Draw The pairing of golfers for a match play tournament. Draw Shot A controlled "hook" used to get in position for the next shot or get out of trouble. A shot that curves from left to right.

drain: To hole a putt.
draw: A controlled shot that starts right of target and curves back to the target line (opposite for left handed players).
drive: A shot hit from the teeing ground, usually with a wood.
driver: A no. 1 wood ...

(also "hole out, make, drain, sink") to play the ball into the hole
Example: 1. The hole contains the cup which holds the flagstick. 2. The difficult par 3 4th hole was considered impossible to par by many golfers. 3.

Water Hazard - A "water hazard" is any sea, lake pond, river, ditch, surface drainage ditch or other open water course (whether or not containing water) and anything of a similar nature.

In order to drain properly so the turf grass prospers, greens have underground drainage pipes that have to be tilted downhill at least 1 or 2 percent. Slope is either expressed as an angle in degrees or as a percentage of rise over run.

Even the most technically advanced drainage system could not cope with the rain that fell on Augusta over the first three days of last week.

Amateur Championship, while battling for the title with Tiger Woods, Steve Scott hit a tee shot that came to rest on this French drain in the fairway.

Third, the teeing ground can be uneven due to erosion or to facilitate drainage. Locate a level spot as you approach the tee; it's tough to tell once you're standing over the ball. If you're still unsure at address, stop and re-tee.

Woods chipped in for another birdie on 14, while up ahead Ogilvy edged to five under. But Woods drained a long putt on 15 for a third straight birdie and was left on his own in front when Ogilvy bogeyed 17 and 18.

aerify Process of boring small holes into fairways and putting greens to improve growth and drainage. The process is usually done once or twice per year.

Morgan Creek Golf Course is a Thomas McBroom designed championship golf course located just 35 minutes south of Vancouver. Our rolling bent grass fairways offer superior drainage for year-round play.

Steve Dibo, head professional at Crystal Creek Golf Club in Pineville, N.C., agrees with Deas and Rapone that buying a set of clubs should not be such a wallet-draining, cerebrally challenging experience.

Turtle Back Greens: Old fashion greens which are high in the middle and low at the edges, similar to the outer shell of a turtle. Deigned for drainage, they also are notorious for rejecting approach shots which stray too close to the fringe.

It is the first course with grass grown completely from seed. Previously, golf courses were routed through meadows, which frequently created drainage problems as the meadows were typically atop clay soil.

See also: Golf, Hole, Putting, Stroke, Putt