Lexicon of the Links

Gary Van Sickle

February 23, 2004

In golf, if you can't talk the talk you probably can't walk the walk. Getting the jargon right is proof that you do, indeed, live a golfing life. The game's language, though, is always evolving. For example, the phrase Never up, never in is out, while the term chalupa (a green hit in regulation) is in. Here's an updated, 2004 golf glossary.