double bogey

noun

: a golf score of two strokes over par on a hole
double-bogey transitive verb

Examples of double bogey in a Sentence

He made a double bogey on the fourth hole.
Recent Examples on the Web His final round featured five birdies – including an excellent long putt on the fifth – as well as some wayward moments: a double bogey on the second hole and three further bogeys on the eighth, 11th and 16th. George Ramsay, CNN, 28 Feb. 2024 Jordan Spieth hit the first foul ball of the year, pushing his tee shot well right on the third hole into the tall native grasses, leading to a double bogey. Doug Ferguson, USA TODAY, 5 Jan. 2024 In the threesome right behind was Lucas Glover, who pulled even with a birdie at 10 before a double bogey at the 11th. Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2024 Jordan Spieth, who hit the first foul ball of the year Thursday for double bogey, is now bogey-free in his last 51 holes and has made enough birdies for a chance. Doug Ferguson, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2024 There has been one double bogey, no bogeys, 16 pars and five birdies. Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Jan. 2024 The Spaniard overcame a four-putt double bogey on the opening hole with a sublime display of shotmaking. Doug Ferguson, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 Apr. 2023 Kench’s tour of Poppy Hills was more adventurous: one eagle, five birdies, two bogeys and one double bogey. Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 May 2023 His round included a double bogey on the par-3 ninth and consecutive birdies on the last two holes . . . Steve Douglas, BostonGlobe.com, 22 July 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1954, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of double bogey was in 1954

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“Double bogey.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/double%20bogey. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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