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.
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Fellow amateur Asterisk Talley had an early double bogey in a 70 in the 17-year-old's first start since losing the lead on the back nine at the Augusta National Women’s Amateur. ABC News, 16 Apr. 2026 Fifteen years ago, in an epic unraveling, McIlroy saw a four-shot Sunday lead evaporate with a collapse at Amen Corner — triple bogey, bogey, double bogey on holes 11, 12 and 13. Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2026 But McIlroy struggled on the back nine, going in the water on 11 for a double bogey, while also bogeying 12 and 18. Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 12 Apr. 2026 Despite protest, Palmer wasn’t allowed to move the ball and played a bad hole with a double bogey. Skyler Trepel, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for double bogey

Word History

First Known Use

1954, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 25 Apr. 2026.

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