GOLF GLOSSARY : G
GALLERYThe group of tournament spectators.
GIMMEA putt that is certain to be made on the next shot and will most likely be conceded by an opponent.
GOLFThe game. Played by playing a ball from the teeing ground into the hole by a stroke or successive strokes in accordance with the Rules of Golf.
GOLF GLOVEA glove generally worn by a right-handed golfer on the left hand, and by a left-handed golfer on the right hand, to improve the grip.
GOBBLEAn obsolete slang term meaning a hard-hit putt that holes out.
GOOSE-NECKHaving the neck of a club curved so that the heel is slightly offset from the line of the shaft.
GORSEA shrub primarily found on linkland type courses. It is a spiny evergreen with bright yellow flowers. Same as whin.
GRAINThe direction in which the grass on a putting lies after it has been shortly cut
GRAND SLAMThe four major championships: the British Open, the U.S. Open, PGA Championship and the Masters.
GRAPHITEA lightweight material used to make shafts and clubheads.
GREENThe whole golf course according to golf rules. However, in popular usage, it refers to the putting surface.
GREEN COMMITTEEMembers of a golf club who are responsible for the maintenance and management of the course.
GREEN FEEThe charge made by the course to allow the player to use the course.
GREEN JACKETThe prize awarded to the winner of the Masters Tournament.
GREENKEEPERThe employee of the club who is responsible for the maintenance of the course.
GREENSIDEAdjacent to the putting green.
GRIPThe part of the shaft by which the club is held. Covered with leather or other material. Also means the manner in which you hold the club
GROOVELinear scoring on a clubface
GROSS SCOREThe actual number of strokes taken by a player for hole or round before the player's handicap is deducted
GROUNDING THE CLUBPlacing the clubhead behind the ball at address.
GROUND UNDER REPAIRAny part of the course being repaired is ground under repair. A ball that lands in such an area must be removed without penalty.
GUTTA PERCHAMaterial used in the manufacture of early golf balls. It was a hard, molded substance made from the sap of several types of Malaysian trees. These balls were in use from 1848 until the early 1900's.