Marker

Marker
Usually a small, flat object used to mark a ball?s position when it is picked up of the green when other player?s putt or when the ball is cleaned.
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markers-- Objects used on the tee box to show where a player may tee off. A player must not tee off outside of or in front of the tee markers.

Marker
A small object like a coin that is used to mark the spot of the ball when it is lifted off the putting green
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Markers: The objects placed at the teeing round that indicate the area in which players must tee their balls. White and yellow markers make reference to men, and red and blue markers, to women and children.

Marker: A person who records a fellow competitor's score in stroke play. Also, a coin or similar object used to indicate the location of a competitor's ball on a putting green.

Marker
A 'marker'' is one who is appointed by the Committee to record a competitor's score in stroke play. He may be a fellow competitor. He is not a referee.
Matches
Single: A match in which one plays against another.

marker Differently colored objects at the tee-box which mark the different levels of yardage difficulties.
marshal A person appointed by a tournament committee to keep order and handle spectators.

Marker - A disc used to mark the position of a ball when lifted from the putting green.
Marshall - A person responsible for the safety of players and the speed of play while on the course.

marker See ball marker.
marshal A golf course employee whose duty is to keep appropriate pace of play.

Marker: Small, round object, such as a coin, placed behind the ball to indicate its position when you lift it. Or the person keeping score.
Marshal: Person controlling the crowd at a tournament.
Mashie: Old term for a 5-iron.

Markers
Boundary indicators that mark out of bounds, tee shot areas, yardage distances, and ground under repair areas.
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Markers : Two moveable objects that indicate the forward boundary of the teeing area. Example: The markers/tee blocks had been moved forward since yesterday.

marker
An item used to mark the position of your ball, should you wish to clean it.
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Ball-marker: Any small object used to mark where a player's ball is on the green. Some golfers use coins as a ball-markers.

Ball-marker
A token or a small coin used to spot the balls position on the green prior to lifting it.
Ball-washer
A device found on many tees for cleaning golf balls.

Ball Marker: Any small, flat object used to mark the position of the ball on the green while the ball is being cleaned or while another player putts.
Birdie: A score of one under par for a hole.

White markers - Mens' medal tees
Yellow markers - Mens' standard tees
Red markers - Ladies' standard tees ...

Range Markers
Range markers are signs with numbers to show golfers how far they have hit a ball on a driving range.
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Kirby Marker: A type of yardage marker measured distances at 25 yard intervals on each side of a fairway to the center of the green.

Yardage Marker - An object which marks the distance from the hole. Yardage markers are often found at 200, 150, 100 and 50 yard intervals from the center of the green.
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Markers
The objects placed at the teeing round that indicate the area in which players must tee their balls.
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Marker
Thin, flat item used to mark the position of a golf ball on the green to prevent your ball obstructing other player's shots. Small coins may be used, or specifically designed discs of metal or plastic.

marker

A person who records a competitor's score or any object used to indicate the lie of a competitor's ball on a putting green.

Marker - sometimes called a mini-marker or mini, the object used to mark your lie.

Marker
The person responsible for recording the score of a player (normally another player) - see Tee Marker.
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Tee Marker
Boundary on the tee behind which a drive must be made. The ball must be placed onto the tee within two club lengths of the tee marker.
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The marker attached to the flagstick.
flag competition
A stroke play game in which each player has a flag. When the player has played the number of strokes equal to the par of the course plus his handicap, he places a flag in the course at that point.

Ball marker -A small coin or facsimile used to spot a ball position on the green.
Birdie -One stroke under the designated par of a hole.
Bogey -Usually one stroke over the designated par of a hole.

BALL MARKER - a token or small coin which is placed directly just behind the ball in order to mark the position of the ball on the green. This is usually done to allow another player who is farther away to put without hitting any other balls.

The lowest marker goes back to scratch. Then the other players have their handicaps lowered by subtracting the handicap of the low marker. For example, four players with the following handicaps would be treated like this.
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- Green tee markers often have shorter yardage even than the red tee markers, and usually indicate where juniors and beginners hit from.

BETWEEN THE MARKERS - on the teeing ground the imaginary straight line between the markers where the golf ball can placed on a tee for striking.

ball marker (also "marker") usually a small, flat object (like a dime) used to mark the ball's position (usually, but not exclusively) on the green while other players putt and/or the ball is cleaned ...

Ball Marker - item such as a coin used to mark the position of the ball on the green, so as to not interfere with the next players ability to putt.

ball marker: Small (round) object placed on the green behind the ball to indicate the balls position when moved.
ball position: Position of the ball relative to the feet/body.

Announce to his marker or fellow-competitor his intention to proceed under Rule 3-3.
Specify which ball he wishes to count if the Rules so permit.
Hole out with both balls (see Decision 3-3/8 for an exception).
Report the facts to the Committee.

Each player acts as marker for one other player in the group, that is, he or she records the score on a score card. In stroke play (see below), the score consists of the number of strokes played plus any penalty strokes incurred.

Ground under repair - Ground marker unfit for play, any material piled for removal
Half - A hole completed in the same score, a tie match
Handicap - the number of strokes a player receives and deducts from his gross score ...

And because the player furthest from the hole always putts first, sometimes you'll need to ask that golfer to move their ball marker (usually a round coin of some sort).

Instead of trying to hit your 8-iron to the 140 marker, hit your 6-iron. Let's say your normal 140 yard iron is your 7-iron, so the 6-iron is "one more club". you are going to hit it to a 140 yard target.

Lay down two clubs, four paces apart, and start with a handful of balls a few feet short of the first shaft marker. Putt your first ball as close as possible to, but past, the first shaft marker.

When you reach the green, always mark your ball with a marker or coin and clean the ball with a damp towel. A little mud or grass can affect the way the ball will roll, so take the time to ensure that your ball is "Ready to Roll" before every putt.

If you are going to lift your ball under a Rule and the Rule requires that the ball be replaced, you must put a ball-marker behind the ball before you lift it.
When you drop a ball, stand erect, hold your arm out straight and drop it.

ball marker: Small, round object such as a coin, use to indicate the ball's position on the green.
ball retriever: Long pole with a scoop on the end used to collect balls from water hazards and other undesirable spots.

Now, align yourself so that your dominate eye, your ball or marker, and the cup form a straight line.

Play your approach shots from the middle of the fairway on par 4's from the 100 yard marker, par 5's from the two hundred yard marker, and the par 3's from the fringe. This will tell you where your weakest points are.

To fix this, set up to the ball, put something out in front of your ball (a marker 4-6 inches) towards the target, and try to swing through the ball AND your marker.

1. When driving from the tee you must tee up between the markers and not more than two club lengths behind the markers never in front
2. If the ball falls off the tee before you take a forward swing you may replace it without penalty ...

Place 5 or 6 clubs (you could use towels or other markers) on your practice area. Place them approximately at the 10, 20, 30, 40 and 50+ yard distances. Pitch two or three balls from each distance.

When you hit the ball wayward, you can pace out your shot to a marker on the course, or by finding the distance on a course planner.
Improve your course management skills by using all the means available to you.
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If you wore glasses, you could paint a red dot with a marker on the lens where this spot is, and everytime your gaze is straight out you would look thru this spot. Any other gaze direction does not.

Measure up from the ground to the height you would like the boxwood top, if the hedge is overgrown. Do this by clipping an indentation at the end of the hedge, enough so you can see the clip as a marker. Repeat this marker clipping every 4 or 5 feet.

The rules also allow you to move up to two club lengths back from the markers. I find this helpful on par threes where I'm torn between two clubs; I'll move to the back edge of the tee, where I'll feel more confident hitting the longer club.

4) The rules of golf allow you to tee up the ball anywhere between the tee markers and as far back as 2 club lengths; this allows you to seek a level area on the tee box.

Your ball must be teed up within the tee markers, not in front and only as far back as two of your longest clubs, no further.
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In his autobiography he writes: 'If I carried only one penny and lost it, I'd be without a ball marker. If I had only two pennies and lost one and a fellow player needed to borrow one to mark his ball, I'd be still out of ball-makers.

Carry distance is the distance a golf ball travels in the air and is measured using a grid system with markers in the landing zone. Total distance is the distance a golf ball travels in the air plus the roll distance.

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