triple bogey

noun

: a golf score of three strokes over par on a hole
triple-bogey transitive verb

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Charlie carded a first-round 68, with eight birdies, one bogey and one triple bogey, temporarily placing him tied for second. Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025 Scheffler was tied with Tommy Fleetwood for the 36-hole lead on Friday, but gave it all away with a triple bogey on No. 1 and a double on No. 8 on Saturday. Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 22 June 2025 Perez ended up shooting an even-par 70 on Friday despite an early triple bogey. Apress, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 June 2025 McIlroy bogeyed the island-green hole after missing a 9-foot putt for par, but Spaun fared far worse, sending his tee shot into the water and eventually making triple bogey, including missing a 10-foot putt for double. David Faris, Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for triple bogey

Word History

First Known Use

1963, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of triple bogey was in 1963

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“Triple bogey.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/triple%20bogey. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.

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