Hole in One: an occurence in which a ball is hit directly from the tee into the hole in a single shot by a golfer playing alone.

It's often necessary to hit a second shot to really appreciate the first one.

Bulb: potential flower buried in Autumn, never to be seen again.

Handicap: an allocation of strokes on one or more holes that permits two golfers of very different ability to do equally poorly on the same course.

Garden: One of a vast number of free outdoor restaurants operated by charity-minded amateurs in an effort to provide healthful, balanced meals for insects, birds and animals.

The true definition of a perennial: Any plant which, had it lived, would have bloomed year after year.

Duffers who consistently shank their balls are urged to buy and study Shanks - No Thanks by R.K. Hoffman, or in extreme cases, M.S. Howard's excellent Tennis for Beginners.