: a golf stroke made on a putting green to cause the ball to roll into or near the hole
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Theegala found the fairway at the right time, setting up a two-putt birdie on the final hole to give Los Angeles a 6-5 win.—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 24 Mar. 2026 Matt Fitzpatrick was one putt away from a chance at winning The Players Championship.—ABC News, 24 Mar. 2026 Fitzpatrick, who missed four birdie chances from inside 10 feet in a seven-hole stretch around the turn, holed a 30-foot birdie putt on the par-3 15th to take the lead, only for Lipsky — playing in the group behind him — to make a 7-foot birdie on the 14th to catch him.—Dallas Morning News, 22 Mar. 2026 On March 15, 2026, Young sank a tournament-winning putt at the 18th hole of The Players Championship, widely recognized as the PGA Tour’s crown jewel.—Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 16 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for putt
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Scots, literally, shove, gentle push, from putt, put to put