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Recent Examples of dogleg
Tuesday morning on Quail Hollow’s first tee before the PGA Championship, Hideki Matsuyama set up for his drive into the opening dogleg right.
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Brody Miller, New York Times, 15 May 2025
According to the league's official website, the two-time major champion's tee shot traveled 400 yards over the dogleg left of the fairway and landed on the green 27 feet from the hole.
—Mark Weinstein, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Apr. 2025
That effort came on Pebble Beach’s par-5, dogleg-right 14th hole.
—Cam Inman, Orlando Sentinel, 3 Feb. 2025
The doglegs and water in play will demand the players pay attention off the tee, but the small greens will reward those players who lead the field in proximity to the hole on approach shots.
—Dennis Esser, The Athletic, 14 Aug. 2024
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Brody Miller, New York Times, 15 May 2025
According to the league's official website, the two-time major champion's tee shot traveled 400 yards over the dogleg left of the fairway and landed on the green 27 feet from the hole.
—Mark Weinstein, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Apr. 2025
That effort came on Pebble Beach’s par-5, dogleg-right 14th hole.
—Cam Inman, Orlando Sentinel, 3 Feb. 2025
The doglegs and water in play will demand the players pay attention off the tee, but the small greens will reward those players who lead the field in proximity to the hole on approach shots.
—Dennis Esser, The Athletic, 14 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dogleg
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Evans took the lead with a slick crossover move in the last hairpin, heading outside Mueller, thus forcing Mueller to defend the high line.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
31 Jan. 2026
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The road to Val d’Anniviers is notoriously challenging, a dizzying staircase of hairpin turns beneath steel nets designed to catch falling rocks like the one that had landed in front of us.—
Ben Ryder Howe,
Air Mail,
24 Jan. 2026
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Nepal crash kills 13 in wedding party KATHMANDU, Nepal -- A bus carrying a wedding party veered off a mountain road in west Nepal and tumbled down a slope in a crash that killed at least 13 people while 34 more were injured, police said Friday.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 Feb. 2026
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Think steep slopes and a 900-foot vertical drop on 585 skiable acres.—
Katy Spratte Joyce,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Feb. 2026
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The two men, in their respective corners, stared each other down.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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The box office is at the southwest corner of the arena.—
Mars Salazar,
Austin American Statesman,
5 Feb. 2026
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But Bass had appeared to avoid heavyweight challengers before Raman’s announcement threw the mayoral race for a loop.—
Emily Hallas,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Feb. 2026
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The bridge will complete the popular trail’s full 10-mile loop.—
Newsroom Meteorologist,
Austin American Statesman,
7 Feb. 2026
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“Dogleg.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dogleg. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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