triple bogey

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Definition of triple bogey

: a golf score of three strokes over par on a hole

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The up-is-down, down-is-up visual came after Woods made bogeys on his first two holes while Mickelson got off to a triple bogey-bogey start. — Karen Crouse, New York Times, "Patrick Reed Leads the Masters, With Rory McIlroy’s Grand Slam Hopes Lurking," 7 Apr. 2018 Mickelson shot a 2-over 74 thanks partly to making a triple bogey and a bogey on the first two holes. — Doug Ferguson, BostonGlobe.com, "For Tiger Woods, a good round at Masters is even par," 7 Apr. 2018 Matthew Southgate, playing in the first group, began with a perfect 323-yard drive on the par-4 10th and made a triple bogey as his second from 93 yards went over the green and two consecutive chip shots came back to his feet. — Steve Dimeglio, USA TODAY, "Rory McIlroy, Jordan Spieth, Phil Mickelson off to very rough start at U.S. Open," 14 June 2018 Tiger Woods opened the tournament with a triple bogey on his first hole and finished Round 1 with an eight-over 78. — Jenna West, SI.com, "How to Watch the 2018 U.S. Open Round 2: Online, TV Channel, Live Stream," 14 June 2018 Tiger Woods shot 78 after opening with a triple bogey, and Jason Day, a player with two PGA Tour victories this season, shot 79. — Bill Pennington And Zach Schonbrun, New York Times, "U.S. Open 2018: A First Round Full of Struggles," 15 June 2018 The first four players took three triple bogeys and a bogey at the hole. — Kevin Armstrong, latimes.com, "Shinnecock Hills Golf Club course seems ready to shape another U.S. Open champion," 12 June 2018 That’s where the 24-year-old Dallas native scored a triple bogey and dropped down the leaderboard. — Christopher Hanna, courant.com, "Spieth Stumbles In Second Round With 3-Over 73," 22 June 2018 The triple bogey on the penultimate hole at Shinnecock Hills in 2004. — Tod Leonard, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Mickelson made dumb decision, but USGA's U.S. Open setup is a joke," 16 June 2018

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