Definition of double bogey
: a golf score of two strokes over par on a hole
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Examples of double bogey in a Sentence
He made a double bogey on the fourth hole.
Recent Examples of double bogey from the Web
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And his scorecard — bogey on No. 12, double bogey on No.
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On the third extra hole, Smoltz finished off Brian Ferris despite making double bogey.
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Rickie Fowler sent his approach to the 13th into the native grass, found it and took two hacks to get it onto the green, making double bogey.
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Davies struggled early on the back nine with a double bogey at 11, and fell to even-par overall before four birdies in six holes put her back at the top of the leaderboard.
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Laura Davies and Trish Johnson had a talk about avoiding double bogey at the U.S. Senior Women’s Open.
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But then Petronzio ran into serious trouble in the South’s deep bunkers, suffering double bogeys from the sand at 11 and 13.
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That birdie came on the heels of a double bogey on the previous hole.
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Grace, an eight-time European Tour winner, started with a birdie and an eagle but his challenge faded after a double bogey on No.
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First Known Use of double bogey
1954
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Definition of double bogey for English Language Learners
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golf : a score that is two more than the official standard score for a particular hole : a score of two strokes over par on a hole
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