| Takeaway |
When the clubhead is moved back from the ball at the start of a swing. |
| Tee |
A small peg stuck into the ground on which a golf ball is placed. Also area where golfers play first stroke of any given hole. |
| Tee Marker |
Boundary on the tee behind which a drive must be made. The ball must be placed onto the tee within two club lengths of the tee marker. |
| Tee Time |
Scheduled start time. |
| Teeing ground |
Area from which players start each hole. |
| Tempo |
The speed of a golfer's swing. |
| Temporary green |
A green used when the normal green is under repair or when the club wish to preserve the permanent green. |
| Tending the Flag |
To hold the flagstick such that a player may aim for it and then remove it as the balls approaches. |
| Texas wedge |
Name given to putter when used anywhere other than the green. |
| Thin Shot |
To strike the ball above it's centre causing it to skip and bounce along the ground rather than rise through the air. |
| Thread |
To coax the ball through a tight gap. |
| Three ball |
A group of three golfers playing their own ball. |
| Three Jack |
To three putt a green. |
| Threesome |
A group of three golfers. |
| Through the Green |
Any part of the course which is not 'out of bounds' except the tees, greens and hazards. |
| Tiger tee |
The tees used in a pro competition. |
| Tight fairway |
A Fairway (the cut grass area between tee and green) that is only a few yards across. |
| Tip |
Instruction on how a ball should be played. Only partners and caddies may be consulted without penalty. |
| Toe |
That part of the club head at the opposite end to the heel. |
| Top |
To strike the ball above it's centre causing it to skip and bounce along the ground rather than rise through the air. |
| Torque |
How far a shaft twists during a swing. |
| Tour |
A series of tournaments over a season. |
| Tournament |
An organised competition for both amateurs and professionals. |
| Tournament Score |
Your gross score for each round added together. |
| Track iron |
Old fashioned club with metal head used to lift balls from tracks and carriageways. |
| Trap |
Sand or grass hazard. |
| Trolley |
A two wheeled device used to aid the carrying of a golf bag around the course. |
| Trouble shot |
Having to play a ball that is in deep rough, behind on object (such as a bush or tree) or from a bad lie. |
| Turn |
The midway point on a golf course, the end of the 9th hole. |
| Two Piece Ball |
A ball made from a core of rubber, metal or other wrapped in strands of rubber encased in a surlyn or balata shell. |
| Twosome |
A group of two golfers. |
