Texas Golf History
This is the year that Bentwood Country Club was established
1978
This area is generally defined by "white stakes"
Out of Bounds
After you hit a bunker shot, you do this to make it playable for those playing behind you...
Rake it
Finish this saying: Drive for Show...
Putt For Dough
You may need one of these if you plan on hitting your driver
Tee
This City down south is riddled with Texas history and is also home to the first 18 hole public course in Texas.
San Antonio
This is the new correct terminology used to describe a portion of the course formally called a hazard.
Penalty Area
By following this cart path rule, you are helping the overall condition of the golf course by preventing cart wear patterns on the turf
90 degree rule
A tradition unlike any other...this takes place in some ladies' group after making a Birdie.
Birdie Shot
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Lessons
This popular golf course in Ft. Worth became the first Texas course to host the Men’s U.S. Open and Women’s U.S. Open, and is still played on the PGA Tour today.
Colonial Country Club
This is the amount of time a player may look for their ball before it is considered “lost”
3 Minutes
Walk almost wherever you want on a putting green, however avoid doing this when your group also has putts to make.
walking through someone's putting line
It’s not a slice, but still a horrendous quacking shot.
Duck Hook
A putt that is short enough to pick up and move on.
Gimmie
This famous Texan won 6 majors and 29 total PGA tour events and fans nicknamed him the “supermex”
Lee Trevino
In match play, a violation of this rule allows your opponent to make you replay a stroke that you have just made.
Order of Play
This tradition is done after making a hole in one! It is sure to make you popular within your group.
Buy everyone drinks!
Poorly striking the ground before hitting your ball; also some people put beans in it
Chili Dip
A bird of the sea; make sure you’re not dreaming if you have one of these on your scorecard.
Albatross
This Texan won 4 times on the PGA tour and is known as the first Black man to play in the Masters
Lee Elder
This term is used when a player gets one penalty stroke and loses the benefit of any gain of distance towards the hole from the spot where the previous stroke was made.
Stroke and Distance
This amount of time is considered the acceptable "pace of play" standard at Bentwood CC.
4 hours
This term is used when a putter is used from off the green
Texas Wedge
A routine body motion a golfer makes before hitting a shot
Waggle