Thuật ngữ Golf - English (S-W)

Sand trap the common name for a bunker
Sand wedge an iron with a heavy flange on the bottom that is used primarily to get out of sand traps.
Scoop An improper swing in which the club has a digging or scooping action
Semi-private course A course that has members but is still open to the public.
Set A full set of golf clubs.
Set up To position yourself for the address.
Shaft The part of the club joined to the head
Shank A shot struck by the club's hostel. Travels to the right of the intended target.
Short game The part of the game that is made up of chip shots, pitching and putting
Short irons The highly lofted irons.
Side Can mean the first 9 holes (front side) or the last 9 (back side) of an 18 hole course.
Side hill lie A lie with the ball either above or below your feet.
Sink a putt Make a putt.
Slice A shot that curves strongly from left to right as a result of sidespin. The converse applies to a left-handed player.
Slope Adjusts your handicap to the difficulty of the course you play. The more difficult the course, the more strokes you'll need. Under slope, golfers will no longer have a handicap. You will have an index. An average course will have a slope rating of 113. Your index is a mathematical calculation of your playing ability on an average course. Maximum index allowed is 36.4 for men and 40.4 for women. Conversion charts will be located at the first tee.
Sole The bottom of the club head
Sole plate The metal plate on the bottom of woods
spike mark Mark made on the green by the cleats of a golf shoe.
Spot putting A player aims at a spot on the green that will allow the ball to roll into the cup, rather than directly at the hole.
Spring The flexibility of the club shaft.
Square stance Placing your feet in a line parallel to the direction you which the ball to travel
Stance the position of your feet when addressing the ball
Starter Person who determines the order of play from the first tee.
Stipulated round The playing of all holes of a course in the correct order
Straightaway A hole having a straight fairway.
Straight-faced Refers to a club with little or no loft on the face.
Stroke The forward motion of the club head made with the intent to hit the ball whether contact is made or not
Stroke play A competition in which the total number of strokes for one round, or a pre-determined number of rounds, determines the winner
Sudden death When in a match or stroke competition the score is tied after completing the round, play continues until one player wins a hole
Summer rules Ordinary play according the Rules of Golf
Surly Material from which most golf balls are made of.
Sweet spot the dead center of the face of the club
Swing The action of stroking the ball.
Takeaway The start of the backswing
Tap in A very short putt.
Tee A disposable device, normally a wooden peg, on which the ball is placed for driving. Also refers to the area from which the ball is hit on the first shot of the hole. Originally a pile of sand used to elevate the ball for driving.
Tee off To play a tee shot.
Tee up To begin play by placing the ball on the tee.
Tee-shot A shot played from a tee.
Teeing ground The area in which you must tee off your ball. Ball must be teed off within the markers and no more than two club lengths behind them.
Temporary green A green used in the winter to save the permanent green.
Three ball Three players playing against each other with each playing their own ball.
Three-quarter shot Less than a full shot. A shot made with a reduced swing.
Threesome A match in which two players play the same ball and alternate strokes and play against a single player. Also means three players playing a round together.
Tight fairway A narrow fairway.
Toe The part of the club farthest from where in joins the shaft
Toed in A club head having a specialty prominent toe with a slightly turned-in face.
Top To hit the ball above its center causing it to roll or hop rather than rise
topspin The forward rotation of the ball in motion.
Touch Accuracy, especially in putting.
Tournament A stroke or match play competition. A competition in which a number of golfers compete.
Trajectory The flight path of the ball.

Unlock To straighten the wrists in the downswing.
Under clubbing Using a club that does not give the needed distance
Unplayable lie A lie in which the ball is impossible to play such as in a thicket of trees.
Up A shot reaching at least as far as the hole.
Up and down Getting out of trouble or out of a hazard and into the hole.
Upright swing A swing that carries the club head more directly backward and upward from the ball.
Waggle Movement of the club head prior to swinging. A flourishing of the club behind and over the ball.
Water hole A hole with water, such as a stream or lake, that forces the players to shoot over it
Wedge An iron used for short shots that has a high-loft - pitching wedge, sand wedge.
Whipping The material used to wrap the space where the head and shaft are joined
Whippy A shaft more flexible than normal.
Winter rules Usually local golf rules that allow the player to improve the lie of the ball on the fairway
Wood A club, which can be made of wood or metal, that has a large head and is used for shots requiring greater distance. Usually a numbered set of 5 or more starting with the driver and proceeding to the 5 wood