GOLF GLOSSARY : C
CADDIE (CADDY)Someone who carries a player's club during play and offers him assistance in accordance with the rules.
CADDIE MASTERThe golf course employee in charge of managing the caddies.
CADDIE-CARA golf car or car.
CALAMITY JANEThe name that Bobby Jones gave to his putter. Also putters modeled after his hickory-shafted blade putter
CANIn slang, to hole a putt.
CAPThe top end of a club grip and shaft
CARDA card used to record scores in stroke play. Also, to make a record of your score.
CARPETA slang term referring to the putting green or fairway.
CARRYThe length of travel by the ball after it is hit to the place where it first hits the ground
CARTA two-wheeled trolley on which a golf is fitted and pulled around the course. In some cases trolleys are battery powered. Can also refer to a golf car.
CASUAL WATERAny temporary accumulations of water that are visible before or after a player takes his stance and is not a hazard or in a water hazard. A player may lift his ball from casual water without penalty
CENTER SHAFTEDPutter in which the shaft is joined to the center of the head.
CHARGETo surge from behind and display superior play. Also to play or putt aggressively.
CHART THE COURSEPace each hole so that you know how far you are from the green.
CHILI-DIPTo hit the ground before the ball, producing a weak lofted shot.
CHIP SHOTA short approach shot of low trajectory usually hit from near the green. It is normally hit with overspin or bite.
CHIP-AND-RUNA chip shot including the run of the ball after landing. Also known as 'bump and run'
CHIP INA holed chip shot.
CHOKETo grip down farther on the club handle.
CHOPTo hit the ball with a hacking motion
CLAGGYAs in "I've got a bit of a claggy lie". A lie that is a bit wet and muddy - of British origin - almost a claim for casual water but not quite!
CLAIMThe term used in match play to denote a protest by a player regarding a possible breach of the rules.
CLEEKAny one of many narrow-bladed iron clubs used for long shots through the green from the rough or sand. Another name for the # 1 iron. Also, a shallower faced lofted wooden club. Another name for the #4 wood.
CLOSED STANCEThe left foot extends over the balls line of flight while the right foot is back
CLEATThe spike on the sole of a golf shoe.
CLOSED FACEWhen the clubface is pointed to the left of the target when you address the ball.
CLOSED STANCEA stance taken with the right foot pulled back, away from the ball.
CLUBThe implement used in golf to strike the ball. Consists of a shaft, grip and a clubhead of wood or metal.
CLUB HEADThe hitting area of the club.
CLUBHOUSEThe main building on the course.
CLUBHOUSE LAWYERA self-appointed caller or arbiter of the rules
COCKTo bend the wrists backwards in the backswing.
COLLARThe grassy fringe surrounding the putting green.
COLORBALLA team game with teams of 3 or 4 players in which one player uses a colored ball. Team score comprises the score with the colored ball plus the best of the other 2 or 3 players. Players alternate holes playing with the colored ball.
COME BACK SHOTThe shot you make after you have overshot the hole.
COMMITTEEThe collective name for those in charge of a competition or a course.
COMPRESSIONThe flattening of the ball against the clubface at impact. Also the degree of resilience of a ball.
CONDORA four-under par shot. A hole-in-one on a par 5 for example. Has occurred on a hole with a heavy dogleg, hard ground and no trees. Might also be called "a triple eagle".
CONFUSIONa game in which a point is awarded to the first player of the group to get to the green, one for the players closest to the pin and one for the first player to hole out. The winner is the player with the highest number of points.
CONTROL SHOTA shot that is played with less than full power
COREThe center of the golf ball.
COURSEThe playing area which is usually made up of 9 or 18 holes with each hole having a tee off area, fairway and green
COURSE RATINGThe comparison of playing one course as opposed to another in terms of difficulty. It is expressed in strokes or decimal fractions of strokes. The yardage of the course and the ability of a scratch golfer are the basis for determination
CRACKTo allow one's good play to suffer when under pressure.
CROSS-BUNKERA lengthy bunker that is situated across the fairway.
CROSS-HANDED GRIPA grip where your left hand is below the right.
CUPThe container in the hole holds the flagstick in pace.
CUPPYA deep and enclosed lie.
CUTThe score that reduces the field to a pre-determined number and eliminates players in a tournament. Usually made after 36 of a 72 hole tournament.
CUT SHOTA controlled shot that results in the ball stopping almost immediately on the green without roll.