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.

Hoeing: A manual method of severing roots from stems of newly planted flowers and vegetables.

A tap-in is a putt that is short enough to be missed one-handed.

Fairway: a narrow strip of mown grass that separates two groups of golfers looking for lost balls in the rough.

Few golfers are born with the natural talent for hitting the ball, but every player is blessed with the God-given ability to throw a club.

If the wind is in your face, you swing too hard just to get the ball through it; if the wind is at your back, you swing too hard just to see how far you can get the ball to go.

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