How to Use fairway in a Sentence

fairway

noun

• Her shot landed at the left side of the fairway.
• Miller sat in the middle of the fairway, a 7-iron to the green.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 July 2022
• From the fairway on the 17th, his wedge spun back to 4 feet.
  — Doug Ferguson, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Aug. 2022
• On the 18th in the playoff, Morikawa missed the green from the fairway.
  — Doug Ferguson, orlandosentinel.com, 7 June 2021
• Just get the ball on the fairway, make it to the green, and go for par.
  — Chris Taylor, Fortune, 21 Mar. 2020
• The shot landed in the rough on the right side of the fairway of the 347-yard par four.
  — Jon Schultz, SFChronicle.com, 6 Aug. 2020
• Both hit the center of the 17th fairway, got to the green in two, and two-putted.
  — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 18 June 2022
• Thomas found the fairway bunker off the tee at the 18th, played short of the green and couldn’t make his par.
  — Doug Ferguson, SFChronicle.com, 12 July 2020
• The good news is, the first hole of the Old Course is the widest fairway on planet Earth.
  — Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2022
• Woods hits the middle of the fairway with a 280-yard drive.
  — Los Angeles Times, 14 Nov. 2020
• The shot landed in the fairway and Leng wound up with a par.
  — Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2024
• Off the tee, Woods flirted with the left fairway but found the first-cut rough.
  — USA TODAY, 8 Apr. 2022
• The one who hits the golf ball the farthest while staying in the fairway will win the three points.
  — Mark Inabinett | [e-mail], al, 1 Feb. 2023
• On the 18th the Americans found the fairway but were short of the green on the approach.
  — USA TODAY, 25 Sep. 2021
• The staff has let the rough go brown and the fairway is being hand watered due to the drought.
  — Kate Selig, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Aug. 2022
• Woods just misses the fairway off the tee about 200 yards away from the flag.
  — Los Angeles Times, 14 Nov. 2020
• The ball bounced back into the fairway, as Steele crumpled to the ground.
  — Matthew Vantryon, The Indianapolis Star, 8 June 2022
• Johnson hit the fairway on the first and fifth holes — both pars.
  — Doug Ferguson, orlandosentinel.com, 5 Sep. 2020
• The key for Theegala will be keeping the ball in the fairway.
  — Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2022
• Alex was in the fairway, but her approach landed in the bunker on the right side of the green.
  — Steve Kroner, San Francisco Chronicle, 5 June 2021
• Yet his ball settled in the fairway — and about 300 yards away from the tee box.
  — Mitchell Forde For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 1 July 2022
• On the 18th hole, Swathwood’s final shot from the fairway sailed over the green.
  — Wilson Moore, The Indianapolis Star, 2 Oct. 2022
• When standing on the fairway, a rangefinder helps the golfer judge the distance to the pin.
  — Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 7 Dec. 2023
• Andrew White battled the trees along the right side of the par-5 fairway.
  — Stefan Krajisnik, The Indianapolis Star, 17 June 2021
• Woods looked solid off the tee shot, straight down the middle of the fairway.
  — USA TODAY, 8 Apr. 2022
• In the end, Scheffler and Fitzpatrick had to hole out from the fairway to catch him.
  — Doug Ferguson, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2023
• Craig’s home overlooks the 18th tee box and has a clear view of the fairway down to the final green.
  — Cheryl Hall, Dallas News, 30 May 2021
• Woods hits a nice-looking drive straight down the fairway to land about 63 yards from the pin.
  — Los Angeles Times, 14 Nov. 2020
• That fairway, at its narrow point, is only about 15 yards wide.
  — Robert Yates, arkansasonline.com, 24 Oct. 2024
• The 4×4’s boxy body has been covered in an emerald green body wrap with white graphics inspired by a topographical fairway map.
  — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 13 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 20 Dec 2024