plural birdies
1
: a little bird
2
: a golf score of one stroke less than par on a hole compare eagle entry 1
3
: shuttlecock
In Asia, badminton is an obsession … . In one preliminary match in Malaysia, 21,000 people came out to watch the speeding birdie.—
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Jennifer BoethExamples of birdie in a Sentence
Noun
I made a birdie on the fifth hole.
I made birdie on the fifth hole.
Verb
She birdied the second hole.
Recent Examples on the WebJack Bantock, CNN, 14 Apr. 2024
Even in inclement weather that delayed the start of the tournament 2½ hours, DeChambeau deftly navigated his way through his round, with birdies on the first three holes and another stretch of five birdies in six holes.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2024
Louis Oosthuizen threw down a couple of birdies to briefly tie Burmester for the lead before bogeying the 183-yard, par-3 15th hole.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2024
The rest of their buddies scattered micro-seconds later as their perch went bye bye, birdie.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 3 Apr. 2024
Cantlay opened with three birdies in four holes and never really slowed until a sycamore tree halted his great run.
—Doug Ferguson, USA TODAY, 16 Feb. 2024
One-under through his first nine holes, 31-year-old McCarthy powered home with seven consecutive birdies to card a joint tournament best nine-under 63 and leave Bhatia needing a closing birdie of his own just to make a playoff at 20-under overall – nine shots clear of Rory McIlroy in third.
—Jack Bantock, CNN, 8 Apr. 2024
His round featured five birdies, including four in a row.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Apr. 2024
The four little birdies included in the set are small enough to be held while crawling, and their wings and legs add a fun textural element to feel and chew on.
—Maya Polton, Parents, 29 Mar. 2024
Brad Thomas, NBC News, 14 Apr. 2024
Rahm birdied the par-5 15th, then made a long putt on the par-3 16th to knock another shot off par.
—Bob Spear, Charlotte Observer, 12 Apr. 2024
Dressed all in white, Woods birdied the first, bogeyed the second and third and got back to even par by curling in a 15-footer for birdie at No. 6.
—Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2024
Oosthuizen rebounded with a birdie on the 16th as Garcia birdied the 15th, each lifting himself into a tie for the lead Burmester at 11-under.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2024
Moments earlier, Cantlay came up with his best putt of the day to birdie the last hole and reach 13 under.
—Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2024
Cantlay settled for a 1-under 70, giving him a two-shot lead over Schauffele and Zalatoris, who each birdied the 16th and 17th holes for 65s.
—Doug Ferguson, USA TODAY, 18 Feb. 2024
Canadian Nick Taylor, 35, birdied three of the final four holes Sunday to force a playoff, and then prevailed over fellow longshot Charley Hoffman, 47, on the second playoff hole.
—Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024
After both players birdied the first replay of the final hole, only Taylor could repeat the feat at the subsequent try, sinking his third successive birdie on the 18th green in the space of an hour to clinch his fourth PGA Tour title and $1.58 million in prize money.
—Jack Bantock, CNN, 12 Feb. 2024
Noun
Scheffler had calibrated his sights, cashing in on yet another magnificent spinning approach to roll his third consecutive birdie into the 10th cup.
—Jack Bantock, CNN, 14 Apr. 2024
Even in inclement weather that delayed the start of the tournament 2½ hours, DeChambeau deftly navigated his way through his round, with birdies on the first three holes and another stretch of five birdies in six holes.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2024
Louis Oosthuizen threw down a couple of birdies to briefly tie Burmester for the lead before bogeying the 183-yard, par-3 15th hole.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2024
The rest of their buddies scattered micro-seconds later as their perch went bye bye, birdie.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 3 Apr. 2024
Cantlay opened with three birdies in four holes and never really slowed until a sycamore tree halted his great run.
—Doug Ferguson, USA TODAY, 16 Feb. 2024
One-under through his first nine holes, 31-year-old McCarthy powered home with seven consecutive birdies to card a joint tournament best nine-under 63 and leave Bhatia needing a closing birdie of his own just to make a playoff at 20-under overall – nine shots clear of Rory McIlroy in third.
—Jack Bantock, CNN, 8 Apr. 2024
His round featured five birdies, including four in a row.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Apr. 2024
The four little birdies included in the set are small enough to be held while crawling, and their wings and legs add a fun textural element to feel and chew on.
—Maya Polton, Parents, 29 Mar. 2024
Verb
Shortly after Åberg and Homa birdied the second, Scheffler (+100) saved par on No. 2, maintaining his one-stroke lead over Morikawa and Homa.
—Brad Thomas, NBC News, 14 Apr. 2024
Rahm birdied the par-5 15th, then made a long putt on the par-3 16th to knock another shot off par.
—Bob Spear, Charlotte Observer, 12 Apr. 2024
Dressed all in white, Woods birdied the first, bogeyed the second and third and got back to even par by curling in a 15-footer for birdie at No. 6.
—Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2024
Oosthuizen rebounded with a birdie on the 16th as Garcia birdied the 15th, each lifting himself into a tie for the lead Burmester at 11-under.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2024
Moments earlier, Cantlay came up with his best putt of the day to birdie the last hole and reach 13 under.
—Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2024
Cantlay settled for a 1-under 70, giving him a two-shot lead over Schauffele and Zalatoris, who each birdied the 16th and 17th holes for 65s.
—Doug Ferguson, USA TODAY, 18 Feb. 2024
Canadian Nick Taylor, 35, birdied three of the final four holes Sunday to force a playoff, and then prevailed over fellow longshot Charley Hoffman, 47, on the second playoff hole.
—Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024
After both players birdied the first replay of the final hole, only Taylor could repeat the feat at the subsequent try, sinking his third successive birdie on the 18th green in the space of an hour to clinch his fourth PGA Tour title and $1.58 million in prize money.
—Jack Bantock, CNN, 12 Feb. 2024
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