triple bogey

noun

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

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Fifteen years ago, in an epic unraveling, McIlroy saw a four-shot Sunday lead evaporate with a collapse at Amen Corner — triple bogey, bogey, double bogey on holes 11, 12 and 13. Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2026 The California native chipped the ball to 12 feet from 24 yards out before two-putting for triple bogey. Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 11 Apr. 2026 According to tournament rules, if a ball hits any player including yourself, that results in a two-stroke penalty, which became a triple bogey for Maggert. Skyler Trepel, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026 Justin Thomas, looking strong in his second tournament back from lower back surgery in November, went from the water to the rough and then over the green in making a triple bogey on the sixth hole. ABC News, 14 Mar. 2026 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 25 Apr. 2026.

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