triple bogey

noun

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Kurt Kitayama let an All-Star cast of contenders back into the tournament with a triple bogey, only to beat them all with a clutch birdie and the best lag putt of his life to win the Arnold Palmer Invitational on Sunday. Dallas News, 5 Mar. 2023 Her card also had one triple bogey and three bogeys. Randy Mcroberts, Baltimore Sun, 24 Oct. 2022 Finau posted 67-68-65-67 for a 17-under-par total, winning by three shots over Sungjae Im and Emiliano Grillo, who also made a triple bogey. The Salt Lake Tribune, 24 July 2022 The convergence of Finau’s four back-nine birdies and Piercy’s collapse with a triple bogey and other troubles more than covered a five-stroke gap Sunday as Finau won the 3M Open at the TPC Twin Cities in Minnesota. The Salt Lake Tribune, 24 July 2022 After playing her first 12 holes at even par — two bogies, eight pars and birdies on No.'s 18 and 2 — Rossi recorded a triple bogey on the 335-yard par-4 fourth. Tony Garcia, Detroit Free Press, 9 May 2022 The next shot wasn’t much better, but at least dry, and Smith’s hopes ended there with a triple bogey. Doug Ferguson, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Apr. 2022 The next shot wasn’t much better, but at least dry, and Smith’s hopes ended there with a triple bogey. Doug Ferguson, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Apr. 2022 The next shot wasn’t much better, but at least dry, and Smith’s hopes ended there with a triple bogey. Doug Ferguson, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Apr. 2022 See More

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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 24 Mar. 2023.

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