hole out

verb

holed out; holing out; holes out

intransitive verb

: to play one's ball into the hole in golf

Examples of hole out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Khan picked a second wicket in the seventh over, as Samson holed out to long off. — ABC News, 15 Sep. 2026

A day after holing out from a bunker on the 18th hole to shoot 62, Sam Burns made more major championship history Saturday. — Justin Ray, New York Times, 19 July 2026

Two groups later, Burns capped off an astonishing birdie-birdie-birdie finish when the American holed out from a greenside bunker for his 62 on the par-70 Royal Birkdale links. — Doug Ferguson, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026

Needing to hole out his second bunker shot to miraculously save par and his Masters chances, DeChambeau made it out of the bunker, but nowhere close to the hole as his ball rolled off the green and onto the fairway. — Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 11 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1867, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for hole out

• roundabout
• runabout
• sauerkraut
• thereabout
• turnabout
• about
• bailout
• blackout
• blowout
• breakout
• burnout
• buyout