Definition of double bogey in English:
double bogey
noun
GolfA score of two strokes over par for a hole.
‘But then came a bogey at the eighth, a double bogey two holes later and further bogeys at the 12th and 14th.’- ‘Thus composed, I was able to scramble for a double bogey on the final hole, beating my opponent's triple.’
- ‘The USGA system requires you to post no more than a double bogey on any hole if your handicap is 9 or less.’
- ‘In the 2002 Open at Muirfield he made a double bogey at the 16th hole in the last round.’
- ‘The last round I'd played had been a lost afternoon of bogeys and double bogeys, not a par among them, and that had been some years before.’
Pronunciation
double bogey
/ˈdəbəl ˈbōɡē/ /ˈdəbəl ˈboʊɡi/transitive verbtransitive verb double-bogeys, transitive verb double-bogeying, transitive verb double-bogeyed
(also double-bogey)
[with object]Golf Complete (a hole) in two strokes over par.
‘Playing with him that day, I could see how nervous he was after he double-bogeyed the first hole and then tripled the second.’- ‘The 29-year-old winner of last year's Challenge Tour returned to the tee, double-bogeyed the hole and, with a 69, dropped to joint seventh place.’
- ‘The English pair are seven under and six under par respectively after Little double-bogeyed the final hole.’
- ‘But Choi double-bogeyed the last hole and dropped into an eight-way tie for third at 65.’
- ‘The third-ranked player in the field, Els played the first 16 holes in 10-under before double-bogeying the 17th, where he pulled a three-wood instead of going with a driver.’
Pronunciation
double bogey
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