| Pairings |
Two player
groups. |
| Par |
The number of
shots a low handicapper should take for a hole or round. The hole par is
measured by the number of shots needed to reach the green plus two for the
putting. The round par is calculated by adding all the hole par's together. |
| Partner |
Players on the
same side in the same group or match. |
| Penalty Stroke |
A stroke added
to a player's score due to a rule infringement, taking relief from a hazard or
an unplayable lie. |
| Perimeter
Weighting |
The weight of
the club head is centred in the middle, thus increasing the sweet spot (an area
of the club that when hit gives you the most distance). |
| Persimmon |
Wood imported
from the USA to make club heads for drivers. |
| PGA |
Professional
Golfers Association. |
| Pin |
The pole in
the centre of the green with a flag attached. |
| Pin High |
Means that the
ball has landed on the green level with the hole as you are looking at it. |
| Pitch |
To the ball is
hit high into the air onto the green using a lofted club. |
| Pitch and Run |
To pitch the
ball onto the green using a club which enables the ball to roll on impact. |
| Pitch Mark |
The
indentation left by a ball on the green after it has landed. |
| Pitching Wedge |
An iron with a
club face angel of 48 to 50 degrees. Used to hit a high shot. |
| Pivot |
The rotation
of the body during a swing. |
| Playclub |
Old fashioned
club used for driving similar to today's woods. |
| Playing
Handicap |
The handicap
used in a competition. |
| Playing
Through |
To allow
golfers in the game behind play passed you while you stand to one side. |
| Plugged Ball |
A ball that
when it lands remains in it's own pitch mark. |
| Plumb Bob |
Holding the
putter in a vertical position and using it as a sight to determine the Line of
Putt. |
| Plus Handicap |
The number of
shots added to a golfers score at the end of their round. |
| Pop up |
A high shot
over a very short distance. |
| Pot bunker |
A small yet
deep sand bunker. |
| Preferred Lie |
Play in which
a golfer may move his ball to the nearest point of relief not nearer the hole.
When playing under winter rules, a player may replace their ball on the fairway
within 6 inches of where it came to rest, not nearer the hole. |
| Press |
Increasing an
already agreed bet on the result of a match once it has started. |
| Pro Shop |
Shop at golf
club where golfing equipment may be purchased. |
| Pro-Am |
A tournament
where a professional is partnered by an amateur. |
| Professional |
One who
receives monetary remuneration for playing golf. |
| Provisional
Ball |
The playing of
a second ball from the same place as the first because the player is unsure of
what may have happened to the first ball (i.e. it may be lost). |
| Pull |
When the ball
flies in an inward direction after being stuck. Not the same as draw/hook as
these are shots affected by spin. |
| Pull Cart |
A two wheeled
device used to aid the carrying of a golf bag around the course. |
| Punch Shot |
Where the ball
is struck on the down-stroke of a partial swing resulting in a short low shot;
typically used to hit the ball out of rough or to keep the ball below the wind. |
| Push |
When the ball
flies in an outward direction after being stuck. Not the same as fade/slice as
these are shots affected by spin. |
| Putt |
Act of hitting
golf ball on the green. |
| Putter |
Club mainly
used on green for striking the ball. |
| Putting Green
|
The area of
short grass surrounding the hole way the ball is hit using a putter. |
Pennard Golf Club in South Wales 
St. David's City Golf Club in southwest Wales 
Montgomerie course at Ryder Cup host Celtic Manor Resort in Wales