GOLF GLOSSARY : O
OBSERVERA person who is appointed to assist the referee in a match, to decide questions of fact and report any breach of rules.
OBSTRUCTIONAny artificial object that has been left or placed on the course with the exception of course boundary markers and constructed roads and paths.
OFF-CENTREA poor hit.
OFFSETA club with the head set behind the shaft.
ONE UPUsed in match play to mean having scored one hole more than your opponent. Also, the score of the player who is one up.
ONE-IRONAn iron club with a loft of approximately 17 degrees, lie of approximately 56 degrees and length of 39 inches. Men's clubs give a distance of between 185 and 220 yards. Also called a driving iron.
ONE-PUTTTo hole the ball using only one shot on the green.
ONE-WOODAlternate name given to the driver. open A tournament in which both amateurs and professionals are allowed to play.
OPEN STANCEThe left foot is dropped behind the imaginary line of the direction of the ball. This allows the golfer to face more in the direction the ball is going to travel.
OUTThe first nine holes of an 18 hole course. The second 9 holes is going "in"
OUT OF BOUNDSThe area outside of the course in which play is prohibited. A player is penalized stroke and distance. That is he must replay the shot with a penalty of one stroke.
OUTSIDE AGENCYAnyone who is not part of the competitors side in stroke play or not part of the match. Such as observers, forecaddies, referee etc.
OVERCLUBTo use a club that gives to much distance.
OVERLAPPING GRIPAs used by a right-handed player having the little finger of the right hand overlapping the space between the forefinger and second finger of the left hand. The opposite for a left-handed player.