: a golf stroke made on a putting green to cause the ball to roll into or near the hole
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After McIlroy’s tapped in for par on No. 17, Lowry barely missed an 8-foot birdie putt, keeping McIlory’s lead at three entering the 72nd hole.—Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 3 Feb. 2025 McIlroy bogeyed three of his final four holes and missed two putts that were both inside of three feet.—Ryan Morik, Fox News, 18 Dec. 2024 Those two missed putts down the stretch at Pinehurst won’t just disappear from his memory bank.—Brody Miller, The Athletic, 21 Nov. 2024 The moment of the match came on Hole 14, when Scott’s 31-foot putt gave him the point over Kisner to make it 3-3.—Jamie Barton, CNN, 28 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for putt
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Scots, literally, shove, gentle push, from putt, put to put
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