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Top 10: Favorite Golf Slang

By West Valentine

NASSAU, BAHAMAS - DECEMBER 03: Tiger Woods of the United States and Jordan Spieth of the United States laugh on the practice range during round three of the Hero World Challenge at Albany, The Bahamas on December 3, 2016 in Nassau, Bahamas. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
NASSAU, BAHAMAS - DECEMBER 03: Tiger Woods of the United States and Jordan Spieth of the United States laugh on the practice range during round three of the Hero World Challenge at Albany, The Bahamas on December 3, 2016 in Nassau, Bahamas. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) /
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NEW YORK – MAY 02: The plaque of Thurman Munson is seen in Monument Park at Yankee Stadium prior to game between the New York Yankees and the Chicago White Sox on May 2, 2010 in the Bronx borough of New York City. The Yankees defeated the White Sox 12-3. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)
NEW YORK – MAY 02: The plaque of Thurman Munson is seen in Monument Park at Yankee Stadium prior to game between the New York Yankees and the Chicago White Sox on May 2, 2010 in the Bronx borough of New York City. The Yankees defeated the White Sox 12-3. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images) /

A Thurman Munson

Mr. Munson played baseball for the New York Yankees in the 1970s. Tragically, he passed away in a plane crash at the end of that decade.

That makes him a Dead Yank – as in pulling a shot so badly it’s lost or otherwise dead.

“I hit a Thurman Munson on #7 and ended up with a Snowman.”

The O.J. Simpson

I heard this from a Scottish caddie named Phil. He said he accidentally used it while caddying in a foursome at Royal Troon that included Judge Lance Ito. I’m skeptical, but it was a great story.

The OJ occurs when you make a horrible strike on the ball but somehow it ends up landing in a good spot. You might want to make sure that the people you are playing with have a good/slightly dark sense of humor for this one.

“That was an OJ Simpson.”

“Huh?”

“You took a stab at it and got away with it.” (Too soon?)

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