double bogey

noun

: a golf score of two strokes over par on a hole
double-bogey transitive verb

Examples of double bogey in a Sentence

He made a double bogey on the fourth hole.
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Korda had got to 9-under with a three-shot lead on Saturday before an out-of-bounds tee shot on 15 cost a double bogey. Jordan Campbell, The Athletic, 25 Aug. 2024 Joaquin Niemann was poised to join him until a double bogey on the 15th hole of his afternoon round. Doug Ferguson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2024 Zhang briefly was in a tie for first place midway through the round, but dropped out after a double bogey on Hole 15. Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 9 Aug. 2024 Scottie Scheffler, who got within one shot of the lead briefly on the front nine, lost his way with a three-putt from six feet for a double bogey on the ninth hole. Doug Ferguson, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for double bogey 

Word History

First Known Use

1954, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of double bogey was in 1954

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“Double bogey.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/double%20bogey. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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