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Three golfers playing their own ball, against each other.
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three ball-- A golf game in which three players play against one another.
three-iron-- An iron with a relatively flat face that typically hits the ball 160-200 yards for a male player. Nickname a mid-mashie.

Three Ball Match: A match play situation in which three players play against one another, each playing his own ball. Each player is playing two separate matches.

Three ball
three players playing against each other with each playing their own ball
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Three Ball: A group of three golfers playing their own ball.
Three-Jack: To three putt a green.
Three-Quarter Shot: A shot intentionally played with 3/4 of the full swing. Often made for accuracy.

Putt three balls in a row at the tee.
Your putts should actually be firm enough that they carry over the hole and hit the tee squarely before dropping into the cup.

The Masters has long provided a glorious inaugural three ball of past champions of yesteryear. It is a nostalgic tradition within an institution that pays great respect to those that have served the game well.

Take three balls to the practice putting green and go to the south fringe of the green and putt to the north fringe and then reverse the process north to south, ...

With three balls (or more), golfers "putt and rake," focusing almost totally on whether the putt goes in or gets closer than the last, instead of watching how the targeting and stroking is going.

- The driver is played farthest forward (three balls left of center for the right-hander) to strike the ball on the upswing.
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3... Depending on the club, the ball moves about three ball widths from your left cheek, to your shirt logo and finally to your armpit.
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I'm sure you've all played golf with a friend who showed up to the first tee Saturday morning with a shiny new driver that was supposed to fix his terrible slice - only to watch him pump three balls out-of-bounds right off the tee.

When 5 in a row becomes too easy , make it more difficult by putting two or three balls from each distance. The rules are the same, if you miss a putt you start over at the beginning.

Equitable Stroke Control (ESC) is the system put in place by the USGA to eliminate the effect of "distaster holes." You know, that one hole per round where you put three balls in the water and then 5-putt.

A Cha-Cha-Cha, also known as a '1-2-3 Best-Ball,' is a form of best-ball competition for 3 or more competitors, in which the number of balls to be scored begins with one ball on the first hole, two balls on the second hole, three balls on the third ...

The most spectacular crash was not Clarke's, though. Mediate went from joint leader to nowhere by taking 10 on the short 12th. An old injury had flared up by then and he put three balls in the lake.

When you tee off your ball should be three ball's widths forward from the center of your stance. As you swing keep your weight on the balls of your feet, your knees slightly bent and turn at the hips.

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