I'm not a golfer, nor do I follow golf, but would someone please explain to me what a birdie, an eagle,....?

Question

bogey, double bogey, etc. are? And where did the terms come from?I know what par is. He was a host of The Tonight Show a long time ago.....Ha! Just kidding. I like to play miniature golf, though. I had a date once with a golfer, and she tried to interest me in golf. When she asked me if I wanted to play a round, I TOTALLY misunderstood her, and wound up getting smacked a good one.

Answer 1

birdie-one under par
eagle-two under par
bogey-one over par
double bogey-two over par
and so on. I have no idea where the terms came from, though. Golf channel have a website maybe?

Answer 2

each hole has a par value, usually 3,4 or 5. Each stoke higher than par (using par 3 as an example) a 4 is a bogey, a 5 is double bogey, etc. A three is a par, a 2 is a birdie and a one in this case is a hole in one as well as an eagle!!

Answer 3

Birdie is when you score -1 less than par, eagle is when you score -2 less than par, bogey is when you go +1 over par, double bogey is +2 over par.

Answer 4

a birdie is where you get one point below par

an eagle is two below par

a bogey is one above par

and a double bogey is two above par

Answer 5

The word GOLF originally meant "Gentlemen Only Ladies Forbidden. I think it was from Scotland, but probably wrong.

Answer 6

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golf_glossary

I am a golfer, and when i first started i looked up that website and got to know those terms.

Answer 7

i agree with you...its just plain boring except mini golf! i dont like it either....the people above me have explained them though so yeah BORING!!!!

Answer 8

http://www.nygolfshuttle.com/GolfTerminology.htm

Here's some golf terminology, may keep you from getting slapped again......lol!

Answer 9

ok fine

Answer 10

nice one..