The sport we love is a game of paradox; simplicity balanced against complexity. At one extreme, all we need to do is hit the ball into the hole in as few shots as possible. But this is balanced against there being a million ways this can happen. There are minuscule complexities in how we grip the club and make our swing, new rules questions arise all the time, and just when you thought you had seen it all… you find that you hadn’t! To the outsider it can all seem a bewildering mix of lore and law, so let’s take a look at some of the most common golf expressions that may well add to the confusion. Rather than the most obvious terms such as par, bogey and out of bounds, we will concentrate on those about which even some more experienced golfers might not be sure.
