double bogey
nounDefinition of double bogey
: a golf score of two strokes over par on a hole
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Other Words from double bogey
double-bogey
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Examples of double bogey in a Sentence
He made a double bogey on the fourth hole.
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Woods had just bogeyed the fifth and double bogeyed the short sixth, and his countenance was as foreboding as the clouds out to sea. — Rob Hodgetts, CNN, "Tiger Woods 'sore' and 'scraping it around' at the Open," 18 July 2019 After opening with rounds of 64 and 67 on the par-70 Sedgefield Country Club course, Spieth stumbled to a third-round 77, which included three double bogeys. — Karen Crouse, New York Times, "Jordan Spieth Finds Youthful Inspiration at the Northern Trust," 9 Aug. 2019 Woods, in only his third round since the US Open, made double bogey on the shortest hole on the course, three-putted from 15 feet and had three bogeys from the fairway in a listless round of 75. — Doug Ferguson, BostonGlobe.com, "Troy Merritt ties course record for one-shot lead in FedEx Cup playoff opener," 8 Aug. 2019 Fleetwood missed a 5-foot par putt on the third and his hopes ended from a bunker and the rough that led to double bogey on the 14th. — Doug Ferguson, orlandosentinel.com, "Lowry wins British Open in celebrated return to Emerald Isle," 21 July 2019 Fleetwood missed a 5-foot par putt on the third and his hopes ended from a bunker and the rough that led to double bogey on the 14th. — Doug Ferguson, baltimoresun.com, "Shane Lowry wins British Open for first major title," 21 July 2019 On 12, the wind carried his shot into the lip of the bunker, which led to his first double bogey. — Shawn Mcfarland, courant.com, "Zack Sucher led the Travelers Championship by six strokes. Three straight holes on the back nine knocked him from first.," 22 June 2019 The 49-year-old Mickelson, who opened with a 76, made double bogey on the par-5 second hole and never quite recovered. — Doug Ferguson, The Mercury News, "British Open: Tiger, Mickelson make history," 19 July 2019 In a wild second round, Wise made a double bogey, two bogeys and two birdies on the front nine. — Tod Leonard, San Diego Union-Tribune, "Mickelson’s U.S. Open drama: birdies, bogeys, seagulls, oh my!," 14 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'double bogey.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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