: a golf stroke made on a putting green to cause the ball to roll into or near the hole
puttverb
Examples of putt in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebThe most recent birdie came on a 56-foot putt at the par-3 fifth hole.—Rick Maese, Washington Post, 21 July 2024 McIlroy had made his previous 496 putts from inside three feet before his miss for par at the 16th, according to the PGA Tour.—Jack Bantock, CNN, 17 June 2024 Greg Norman lips his putt on the PGA Championship’s second playoff hole, giving Paul Azinger the title and leaving Norman with an unprecedented career of Grand Slam playoff losses.—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2024 All putts have to be sunk, all rules have to be followed.—Rick Reilly, Washington Post, 2 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for putt
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Word History
Etymology
Scots, literally, shove, gentle push, from putt, put to put
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