: a golf stroke made on a putting green to cause the ball to roll into or near the hole
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Morikawa pushed past them all on the 15th hole by rolling in a 30-foot, uphill birdie putt.—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 16 Feb. 2026 Moments later, Morikawa holed a 30-foot birdie putt on the 15th to take the lead.—CBS News, 16 Feb. 2026 Straka made a 10-foot eagle putt for a 68 before Morikawa tapped in.—Dallas Morning News, 15 Feb. 2026 Scheffler made 151 feet of putts Sunday.—Gabby Herzig, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for putt
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Scots, literally, shove, gentle push, from putt, put to put