Golf Glossary
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Kick: Another term for bounce. Usually an unpredictable or erratic bounce.
Kill: To smack a long shot
Knife: Slang term applied to a #1 iron due to its lack of loft.
Knock Out: A competiton usually matchplay where only the winner or team goes on to the next round.
Knock-Down: Shot, intentionally played to keep a ball low in the wind. By reducing the length of a backswing and playing the ball back in the stance, a knock-down shot is played.
Kolbe, Kolf, Kolven, Kolve: An earlier form of golf played in Holland which dates back to 1296. The Game we know developed on Scottish Linksland.
Kweek grass: Fine species of grass indigenous to South Africa, less than ideal on golf courses as it is extremely difficult to play on.
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