putt
noun
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Definition of putt
: a golf stroke made on a putting green to cause the ball to roll into or near the hole
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Heath pulled off his hat, ruffled his hair and spun around as Mao, an 18-year-old from John’s Creek, Ga., overshot a birdie putt by just inches. — Shawn Mcfarland, courant.com, "Jack Heath wins Boys Junior PGA Championship with record-breaking score, clutch putt on 18; Milford’s James top local finisher," 2 Aug. 2019 On the ninth, Thomas again couldn't covert a putt from 7 feet for birdie. — Daniel Oyefusi, The Courier-Journal, "Justin Thomas' struggles lead to a 12th-place finish at WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational," 28 July 2019 The 26-year-old reached 24 under after 16 holes, but a costly three-putt bogey on No. — Gentry Estes, The Courier-Journal, "Jim Herman wins Barbasol Championship by one stroke on weather-delayed Sunday," 22 July 2019 Spieth lipped out a two-foot putt on No. 4, missing a chance to move to 2-under. — Mike Anthony, courant.com, "Mike Anthony: Spieth’s body language, and his snowman, tell the story of his miserable day at the Travelers Championship," 21 June 2019 Cut to the present, when the older of the two boys, Tucker (Tim Ogletree, who also wrote the script), now a professional golfer himself, is missing a putt on tour. — Bill Goodykoontz, azcentral, "Putting and prayers: 'Round of Your Life' is a faith-based golf movie," 19 June 2019 Koepka chipped to just inside 10 feet and missed the putt. — CBS News, "Gary Woodland wins the U.S. Open, his first major title," 16 June 2019 Bramlett then made par on the first extra hole, sinking a 6-foot putt to survive a three-man playoff for the final two spots. — Ron Kroichick, SFChronicle.com, "Stanford alum Joseph Bramlett finds his way to Pebble Beach for U.S. Open," 3 June 2019 DeChambeau had an explanation for what took him so long on that putt, but no good excuse. — Doug Ferguson, BostonGlobe.com, "Bryson DeChambeau video shed light on slow play on PGA Tour," 13 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'putt.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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