triple bogey

noun

: a golf score of three strokes over par on a hole
triple-bogey transitive verb

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Edwards tops the previous mark of 58-11½ set in 1985 by Willie Banks of the United States. 1999 — Jean Van de Velde’s triple bogey on the 72nd hole sets the stage for Paul Lawrie to become the first Scotsman to win the British Open in his native land since Tommy Armour in 1931. Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 18 July 2024 Mississippi State’s Julia Lopez Ramirez tumbled out of second place with a bogey, double bogey and triple bogey on the back nine in the final round. Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 May 2024 Georgia Tech’s Hiroshi Tai nearly cost himself the individual men’s title with a triple bogey on his penultimate hole after hitting from one bunker over the green into another. Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 May 2024 Ryan Fox overcame a three-shot deficit and a triple bogey early in the final round Sunday with six birdies on the back nine — the last one from 6 feet on the 18th hole — for a 5-under 67 and a one-shot victory over Aaron Rai and Tyrrell Hatton in the BMW PGA Championship in Virginia Water, England. Associated Press, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Sep. 2023 See all Example Sentences for triple bogey 

Word History

First Known Use

1963, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of triple bogey was in 1963

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“Triple bogey.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/triple%20bogey. Accessed 9 Jan. 2025.

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