Three-putting is usually a matter of putts of 20 feet or more. If you leave a 12-foot putt 4 feet short, you have more serious problems than three-putting to attend to.
Three-Putt: To take three putts on a green.
Three-Quarter Shot: Less than a full shot. A shot made with a reduced swing.
Three-Wood: A wood club used for distances between 210-250 yards for men's clubs. Also known as a spoon.
three-putt To complete a hole in three putts.
tight fairway A narrow fairway.
toe The section of the club head furthest from the shaft.
Three-Putt: Undesired number of strokes on a green.
Through the Green: The whole course except hazards, tees, and greens.
Tight: Narrow fairway.
Snake a three-putt off any green
a game played where the last three-putts of round occuring on any hole owes the other members of the group the pre-agreed total of all three-putts gets pretty exciting the last few holes with some competitors ...
A three-putt bogey followed at the eighth for Woods, as Howell and Cink made early headway to close the gap.
Or why a three-putt always provides a wretched finale to your worst hole of the round.
If we eliminate the three-putts, make a few more five-or six footers to save a par - or even a bogey - THEN and only THEN will we take a lot of strokes off our final score.
Sardesai: reaching the green in regulation for a birdie opportunity, but then three-putting for a bogey.
Scotch foursomes: In scotch foursomes teams of 2 players compete against each other. Players alternate hitting the same ball.
BAD LAGS=THREE-PUTTS
What's the root of most three-putts? It's not necessarily that golfers miss a lot of short putts; rather, their lag putts aren't that great and their short putts are longer than they ought to be.
Secondly, some of the energy that was meant to be transferred to the ball is lost, causing putts to come up short. The most common cause of three-putting is a badly struck first putt finishing well short of the hole.
DRILL ...
Snake: A long putt which travels over the undulations of the green like a serpent. It also connotes three-putting.
Snap Hook: To severely hook the ball.
Snipe: To hook the ball such that it drops quickly.
 See also: Golf, Hole, Putt, Putting, Hit
  
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