Golf Word Search Printable

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TeeTEE
FairwayFAIRWAY
RoughROUGH
GreenGREEN
HoleHOLE
DriverDRIVER
IronIRON
WedgeWEDGE
ParPAR
EagleEAGLE
PuttPUTT
ChipCHIP
HookHOOK
GolferGOLFER
CaddieCADDIE
ForeFORE

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FRZRJCHLRCWSSTT

WPFSZIYASAZGMGS

SEIWLIEGFDRIVER

OWHEMMGRADOFWGI

MRBDHNIEIIEDZRN

WGSGOLFEREUMMDD

ADLELASNWTNIOPW

FLOTEEUEAIXEHAE

SSHGTHGRYPOAPRA

YSSNMOHPKXWNLAG

IRKWFOREQLMEYYL

ROUGHKAIMKFXLDE

OGLTMBECHIPSIMA

NLFHAPUTTCMBHDN

WIGTNSHKLTRSVTH

TEE, FAIRWAY, ROUGH, GREEN, HOLE, DRIVER, IRON, WEDGE, PAR, EAGLE, PUTT, CHIP, HOOK, GOLFER, CADDIE, FORE

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The Golf Course 22

Apron Another name for the strip of grass just in front of the green.
Back nine The closing half of a full-size course; playing it is called heading in.
Bunker A hollow filled with sand, placed where it will catch a careless shot.
Clubhouse The main building, where players check in before and gather after.
Cup The lined opening in the green that the ball must drop into.
Divot A chunk of turf sliced out of the ground by a swing.
Dogleg A hole that turns a corner partway from tee to green.
Driving range A practice area for hitting ball after ball toward distance markers.
Fairway The mown path from tee to green, where a good drive comes to rest.
Flagstick The tall pole with a banner on top that shows from far off where the cup is.
Fringe Grass cut a little higher than the putting surface, in a band all the way around it.
Front nine The opening half of a full-size course.
Green The smoothest, shortest grass of all, where the ball is rolled, not lofted.
Hazard Sand or water set in the way; special rules apply to playing out of one.

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The Golf Course, continued

Hole One numbered unit of play, from tee to cup; most courses have 9 or 18.
Links The oldest style of course: sandy, windy ground beside the sea.
Out of bounds Outside the edges of the course, where a ball costs a stroke and must be hit again.
Pond Still water lying in wait beside the fairway.
Rough The taller, coarser grass along the edges of the fairway, harder to hit from.
Tee The little stand a ball sits on for the opening shot of a hole, or the spot it is played from.
Turf Grass and the layer of soil its roots hold together.
Yardage How far it is to the green, shown on signs and markers.

Clubs and Gear 21

Ball marker A coin-size disc that keeps your spot on the green while you lift and clean.
Cart A small electric buggy for two riders and their clubs.
Clubhead The business end, the part that actually meets the ball.
Dimples The small round dents all over the ball that help it stay in the air.
Driver The longest club in the bag with the biggest head, built for the opening hit.
Glove Thin leather worn on one hand to keep the hold from slipping.
Golf bag The tall carrier, slung on a shoulder or strapped to a cart, that holds the full set of clubs.
Grip The rubber or leather sleeve at the top of a club, and also the way the hands hold it.
Grooves Narrow cuts across the face of a club that put spin on the ball.
Headcover A padded sock that protects the head of a driver or a wood in the bag.
Hosel The hollow socket where the head of a club is joined to the shaft.
Hybrid A newer club that blends the design of two older types.
Iron One of a numbered set of clubs with thin metal heads, used for most shots toward the green.
Loft The angle of a club's face; more of it sends the ball higher and shorter.
Pencil The stubby writing tool for filling in the strokes taken on each hole.
Rangefinder A pocket device that tells how far away the flag is.
Shaft The long thin tube between the hands and the head of a club.
Towel A cloth clipped to the bag for wiping mud off between shots.
Visor A brim on a headband, with no crown, to shade the eyes.
Wedge A short club with a steeply angled face for high, soft shots and escapes from sand.
Wood A long-distance club with a large rounded head, once carved from persimmon.

Scoring Words 21

Ace A hole in one: straight from the tee into the cup.
Albatross A hole played in three fewer strokes than par, one better than an eagle.
Best ball A team game in which the lowest score among teammates counts on each hole.
Birdie Par less one on a hole, the smallest bird on the scorecard.
Bogey A score of one stroke more than par on a hole.
Concede To give an opponent a short putt without asking them to play it.
Eagle A score of two fewer strokes than par on a hole.
Foursome A group of four going around together.
Gimme A putt so short that friends agree to count it without making you hit it.
Handicap A number that measures ability, so that players of different skill can compete fairly.
Leaderboard The big sign that lists who is ahead and by how much.
Match play A contest decided hole by hole, not by the total for the day.
Mulligan A friendly do-over that the rules do not allow but casual players often grant.
Par The standard number of strokes set for a hole, or for all 18 added up.
Penalty An extra stroke added for a lost ball or a broken rule.
Playoff Added holes that settle a contest when the leaders finish even.
Round A full trip over the course, usually 18 holes.
Scramble A team game: everyone hits, the best result is chosen, and all play on from there.
Scratch Describes a player skilled enough to need no strokes of help.
Stroke One swing meant to hit the ball; each one adds to the total.
Unplayable What a player may declare a ball that is stuck somewhere hopeless, at a cost.

Shots and Swings 27

Address To settle the feet and set the club behind the ball, ready to swing.
Alignment Where the body points in relation to the line the shot should take.
Approach A shot meant to land on the green.
Backspin Reverse turning that makes a ball stop quickly once it lands.
Backswing The first half of the swing: taking the club up and away from the ball.
Blast A shot out of a bunker that throws the ball, and a spray of sand, onto the green.
Break The sideways curve a putt takes on a sloping green.
Carry How far a ball flies through the air before it first touches down.
Chip A low hop from just off the green that rolls most of the way to the cup.
Crosswind Air blowing from one side that pushes a ball off its path.
Downswing The move from the top of the swing down to the ball.
Draw A shot that curls a little to the left for a right-hander, often on purpose.
Fade A shot that drifts a little to the right for a right-hander, often on purpose.
Hook A miss that bends hard to the left for a right-hander.
Interlocking A way of holding on in which one pinkie hooks around the other hand's first finger.
Lob A short shot sent up in a very high arc.
Pitch A short, high shot made with less than a full swing that lands softly.
Provisional A second ball played just in case the first one cannot be found.
Punch A shot kept very low on purpose, to slip under tree limbs or wind.
Putt A gentle roll across the green toward the cup.
Shank A mis-hit off the hosel that squirts off sideways.
Slice A miss that bends hard to the right for a right-hander.
Stance Where the feet are placed for a shot.
Tap-in A putt from so close to the cup that it can hardly miss.
Tempo The smooth change of speed through a swing, from first move to finish.
Trajectory The height and shape of a ball's flight.
Waggle Small loosening movements made just before the real swing.

People and Manners 18

Amateur Someone who plays for the love of it and not for prize money.
Away Farthest from the cup, and so next to play.
Beginner Someone just learning the game.
Bucket What range balls are sold by.
Caddie A helper who carries the clubs and may give advice on the course.
Etiquette The good manners of the game, such as staying still while others play.
Fore A loud call that tells anyone ahead to watch out for a flying ball.
Golfer A person who plays this sport, with a bag of up to 14 clubs.
Instructor A teacher of the swing.
Junior A young player, not yet an adult.
Lesson Time with a teacher, working on one part of the game.
Marshal A volunteer who keeps crowds quiet and play moving.
Miniature The kind of course with tunnels, ramps and carpet, played with only a putter.
Practice What the range and the putting green are for.
Rake The tool left by a bunker so players can smooth their footprints.
Repair To fix the dent a ball makes when it lands on the green, a courtesy to those behind.
Spectator Someone who comes to watch, standing behind the ropes.
Starter The official at the first tee who sends each group off on time.

How this list was compiled: Golf words chosen and defined for this site in five themed lists (the course, clubs and gear, scoring words, shots and swings, people and manners), with a favorites list, an easy list and a hard list. Terms and scores were checked on 2026-10-03 against the English Wikipedia articles Golf, Golf course, Golf club and Glossary of golf, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_golf (CC BY-SA 4.0), and spellings against Wiktionary, https://en.wiktionary.org/. Every meaning is in our own words. No tour, tournament, course, player or brand is named. Licence: own work

How it works

This golf word search printable opens on favorites such as Tee, Fairway, Eagle, Putt and Caddie. Five more lists cover the course, clubs and gear, scoring, shots and swings, and the people and manners of the game.

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Golf word search puzzles, printable by theme

Pick under Start from a list. The Golf Course has Bunker, Dogleg and Links. Clubs and Gear has Driver, Wedge and Hosel. Scoring Words runs from Ace and Albatross to Bogey and Mulligan, and Shots and Swings has Hook, Slice, Fade and Draw.

Short words for juniors, long ones for the clubhouse

Easy Golf Words keeps to short ones such as Tee, Par, Cup, Putt and Chip. Hard Golf Words has Leaderboard, Provisional, Rangefinder and Etiquette.

Two-word terms lose the gap in the grid: Front nine reads FRONTNINE, and Tap-in reads TAPIN.
Hook and Slice clues are written for a right-hander; for a left-hander each curve goes the other way.

Questions and answers

What do birdie, eagle and albatross mean in golf?

They are scores on one hole, counted against par, the standard number of strokes. A birdie is one stroke under par, an eagle two under and an albatross three under. A bogey is one over. All five words are in Scoring Words.

Why are Putter and Pin missing from the lists?

PUTT sits inside PUTTER and PIN inside BACKSPIN, so a grid could show the short word in two places. Putt, Backspin and Flagstick are in the lists. Type Putter or Pin at the end of the word list to add either one.

What is the difference between a hook and a slice?

Both curve hard off line. For a right-handed golfer a hook bends to the left and a slice to the right. The gentler versions, often played on purpose, are the draw and the fade. All four are in Shots and Swings.

What is a mulligan in golf?

A mulligan is a do-over: a shot replayed without counting the first try. The rules do not allow it and tournaments do not use it, but it is common in casual rounds. The word is in the Scoring Words list.

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The Golf Course 22

The Golf Course, continued

Clubs and Gear 21

Scoring Words 21

Shots and Swings 27

People and Manners 18

How it works

Golf word search puzzles, printable by theme

Short words for juniors, long ones for the clubhouse

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