Glossary S - part 3
SPGA
Senior Professional Golf Association.
Spade-Mashie
Old term for a 6 iron.
Spike Mark
Mark made on the green by the cleats of a golf shoe.
Spoon
Old term for a 3 wood.
Spot Putting
A player aims at a spot on the green that will allow the ball to roll into the cup, rather than directly at the hole.
Spray
To hit the ball erratically off line.
Spring
The flexibility of the club shaft.
Square Stance
Placing your feet in a line parallel to the direction you which the ball to travel.
Stableford
A method of scoring that uses points instead of strokes.
Stance
The position of your feet when addressing the ball.
Starter
Person who determines the order of play from the first tee.
Stick
The pin in the hole.
Stimpmetre
Superintendents measure green speed with a stimpmetre. Its readings give a snapshot of the green speed at that time of day. Stimpmetre readings in the five to six range mean slow greens, seven to eight mean medium, nine to 10 fast and above 11 extremely fast - PGA Tournament speeds.
Stipulated round
The playing of all holes of a course in the correct order.
Stony
To hit a ball close to the flagstick.
Straightaway
A hole having a straight fairway.
Straight-Faced
Refers to a club with little or no loft on the face.
Strike Off
To drive from the tee.
Stroke
The forward motion of the club head made with the intent to hit the ball whether contact is made or not.
Stroke Play
A competition in which the total number of strokes for one round, or a pre-determined number of rounds, determines the winner.
Stymie
When an opponent's ball is in the line of the other player's putt. Since the ball may now be lifted, the term is used these days to refer to a tree or object in the way of a shot.
Sudden Death
When in a match or stroke competition the score is tied after completing the round, play continues until one player wins a hole.
Summer Rules
Ordinary play according the Rules of Golf.
Supination
The rotation of the wrist so that the palm of the hand faces upward.
Surlyn
Material from which most golf balls are made of.
Swale
A moderately contoured depression or dip in terrain.
Sweet Spot
The dead center of the face of the club.
Swing
The action of stroking the ball.
Swing Weight
The measure of a club's weight.
