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Stroke hole

Stroke Hole: Hole at which one either gives or receives a shot, according to the handicap of your playing.
Stymie: Ball obstructing your route to the hole - now obsolete.

Stroke Hole
A hole where in match play an opponent receives a shot. It is determined by the stroke index of the hole.
Stroke Index ...

Handicap stroke hole is a hole or holes where in match play an opponent receives a shot. It is determined by the stroke index of the hole. A player with a 9 handicap gets 9 extra strokes over a scratch golfer.
Hack ...

Handicap-Stroke Hole
A hole where in competition where a player receives a shot from their opponent. It is determined by the stroke index of the hole listed on the scorecard.
Hack or Hacker ...

stroke hole a hole on which a player's handicap strokes fall in net scoring match play situations (e.g., a 1 handicapper only gets a stroke on the number 1 handicap hole, whereas an 18 handicapper gets a stroke on every hole) ...

Stroke holes are indicated on the card with a dot. A player who gets a stroke on a par 5 and scores a 5 will receive a net 4.

stroke hole: A hole where players benefit from their handicap.
stroke index: a listing (1-18) on a scorecard, which indicates the 'degree of difficulty' of a hole, where the lowest numbers are generally the hardest.

Stroke Hole - when a player receives a stroke advantage as required by handicapping.
Stipulated Round - The playing of all holes of a course in the correct order.
Straight-faced - Refers to a club with little or no loft on the face.