How to Use fairway in a Sentence

fairway

noun
  • Her shot landed at the left side of the fairway.
  • Any approach that is short could spin back into the fairway.
    Doug Ferguson, SFChronicle.com, 10 Nov. 2020
  • Second hole, down the middle of the fairway, marked it, picked it up.
    Brett Shweky, sun-sentinel.com, 31 Oct. 2020
  • The 16th hole has a double fairway that even keeps rope hooks in play.
    Teddy Greenstein, chicagotribune.com, 10 Oct. 2020
  • DeChambeau blasts his drives more than 340 yards down the fairway.
    Washington Post, 12 Nov. 2020
  • His tee shot on the second hole then found the rough to the left of the fairway, which led to another bogey.
    Bill Pennington, New York Times, 19 Sep. 2020
  • DeChambeau and Wolff blasted drives down the fairway on the par-5 ninth.
    Doug Ferguson, Houston Chronicle, 20 Sep. 2020
  • For a fashionable look on or off the fairway, mom will love these Tory Sport golf pants.
    Mai Morsch, Vogue, 11 Nov. 2020
  • Kirvan’s strength is her ability to generate distance off the tee and in the fairway.
    Patrick Z. McGavin, chicagotribune.com, 12 Nov. 2020
  • In the dream, the photo is of a setting sun slicing yellow through the loblolly pines and across the 18th fairway.
    Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 11 Nov. 2020
  • While the big hitters had their drives plug in the fairway, Johnson played every par-5 as a three-shot hole, hit his wedges close and won.
    Jim Souhan, Star Tribune, 11 Nov. 2020
  • Or to wander out on the course and find the only thing separating you from the fairway is a faint black line painted on the luscious grass.
    Paul Newberry, Star Tribune, 11 Nov. 2020
  • Weir will resume his round from the No. 1 fairway, after ending with a good drive Friday.
    The Salt Lake Tribune, 13 Nov. 2020
  • On the walk over, a splash of color appears on the left side of the 11th fairway: a tree in blazing red beside another drenched in orange.
    Christine Brennan, USA TODAY, 9 Nov. 2020
  • Cannon diverted from the 15th fairway to wait for Nicklaus behind the 17th.
    Rob Hodgetts, CNN, 6 Nov. 2020
  • That's not the kind of game that usually wins U.S. Opens, which are set up to reward players who drive it in the fairway and keep their approaches below the hole.
    Tim Dahlberg, Star Tribune, 20 Sep. 2020
  • Both holes are now closed, as temporary greens are being cut into the fairway for golfers, according to Milwaukee County Parks.
    Erik S. Hanley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 5 Oct. 2020
  • While reining in his tendency to miss fairways has contributed to his rise in the world rankings this season, his ability to adapt and make the best of sub-optimal lies has become second nature.
    Mike Dojc, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
  • While at a San Antonio golf course with his father-in-law, Johanningmeier noticed one of their group members behind them combing the fairway with his club.
    René A. Guzman, ExpressNews.com, 30 Sep. 2020
  • 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
  • Both hit the center of the 17th fairway, got to the green in two, and two-putted.
    Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 18 June 2022
  • 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 | Minabinett@al.com, 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
  • Players couldn’t reach par 4s in two shots with a fairway metal.
    Doug Ferguson, Hartford Courant, 20 July 2024

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