Examples of double bogey in a Sentence
He made a double bogey on the fourth hole.
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Keith Horne of South Africa, who began the final round with a one-shot lead, couldn't keep up with Cink's and fell back with a double bogey on the par-4 12th hole.
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ABC News, 19 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
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ABC News, 19 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
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“Double bogey.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/double%20bogey. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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