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J Jack
and Jill event A
tournament played by one-man-one-woman teams. Jail Where
a golf ball usually lies after a hacker hits it. A place
from which escape is nearly impossible. Deep rough, woods, buried
lies, and other unpleasant places represent jail for a golf ball.
(See also dead.) Jaws The
yawning chasm that is the front of the cup, when a putt stops inches
short of its intended destination. For example, "He left it
right in the jaws." Jelly legs
A disability that afflicts nervous golfers. (See also happy
feet.) Jerk To
pull a shot or putt left of the intended line. Also, a term used
to describe a playing partner who pulls a shot or putt left of his
intended line. Jigger
- 1. Traditional short pitching iron used to get out of trouble
on holes 1 through 18. 2. Traditional short measuring glass used
to get into trouble at hole 19. Juice Backspin.
(See also growl.} Juicy lie
A lie in the rough where the ball is sitting atop the grass,
offering a clean approach. Jump What
a ball often does from a flier lie. That is, it jumps
out hot and travels much farther than if struck from
a normal lie. Jump on
it To strike the ball with maximum force, with the hope of achieving
maximum distance from the club used. Jungle The
thickest, deepest, nastiest rough on the course. Junior
- A golfer who attributes poor play to the fact that he or she lacks
the experience of a mature player. See SENIOR. Junk Collective
term for all golfing side bets. You can pick up junk from
barkies, greenies, nasties, sandies, and, yes, even birdies. |