putt

noun

: a golf stroke made on a putting green to cause the ball to roll into or near the hole
putt verb

Examples of putt in a Sentence

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Wyndham Clark staring down New York on the hammer putt, and moments like Åberg getting a little cocky with the crowd or Fitzpatrick getting heckled on that iron shot really did come through on TV. Brody Miller and Hugh Kellenberger, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025 Golfers have said the lack of imperfections on the surface makes lining up putts tougher, as does the perfectly even overhead lighting above them. Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 7 Jan. 2025 Paige doesn’t play because of a broken bone in his right hand. 2016 — Mackenzie Hughes holes an 18-foot par putt from off the green to win the RSM Classic and become the first rookie in 20 years to go wire-to-wire for his first PGA Tour victory. Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2024 Had DeChambeau not knocked down that par putt on 18, DeChambeau and McIlroy would have faced off in the first aggregate playoff in U.S. Open history. Ryan Morik, Fox News, 17 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for putt 

Word History

Etymology

Scots, literally, shove, gentle push, from putt, put to put

First Known Use

circa 1754, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of putt was circa 1754

Cite this Entry

“Putt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/putt. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.

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putt

noun
: a golf stroke made to cause the ball to roll into or near the hole
putt verb

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