: a golf stroke made on a putting green to cause the ball to roll into or near the hole
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Roiland needed a bogey putt to stay tied for the lead.—Ren Clayton, CBS News, 10 June 2026 His 68-foot putt on 17 is one of the shots of the season, and won’t be forgotten by golf fans anytime soon.—Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 10 June 2026 Lopez, who made a great birdie putt on 18 to claim a share of the lead, was looking to become the first Mexican woman to win the Open and the second to win a major behind her mentor, Lorena Ochoa, who won the Chevron in 2008.—Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026 But not Korda, who calmly blasted out to 4 feet and then converted the putt for par, retaining her lead and giving her positive momentum to take into her final four holes.—Bob Buttitta, Daily News, 8 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for putt
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Scots, literally, shove, gentle push, from putt, put to put