Bogey
In golf, completing a hole in one stroke more than its par. Two over is a double bogey, three over a triple, and so on up the card.
Definition
A bogey is a golf score of one over par on a single hole, meaning the player uses one stroke more than the standard expected. Taking five strokes on a par-4 hole, for instance, is a bogey.
Scores further above par have their own names, such as double bogey for two over par. Because a lower total is better in golf, bogeys add to the score, and the term is also used in disc golf for finishing a hole one throw over par.
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Golf
A precision target sport played across an outdoor course, blending skill, strategy and a long walk in the open air.
Disc Golf
A relaxed, low-cost target sport where players throw flying discs toward chain baskets across an outdoor course.
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- How golf is scoredGolf counts strokes: the fewest shots taken to complete a hole or a round wins, with par providing the reference every score is described against.
- Basketball scoringBasketball is scored by shooting the ball through the hoop, with baskets worth one, two or three points depending on where the shot is taken.
- Tennis scoringTennis is scored in points, games and sets, using the distinctive 15–30–40 point sequence and a win-by-two margin at every level.
- Badminton scoringBadminton uses rally scoring to 21 points per game, with matches decided over the best of three games.
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- Flat, slice and kick servesThe three serves and what actually separates them — the contact point on the ball and the toss that makes it possible — plus what each one does to the ball after it bounces.
- Chip ShotA compact lofted shot from close to the green that carries a short distance and then rolls to the hole.
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