This weeks vocabulary: Golf

This weeks vocabulary: Golf 

 

grand-slam n.
all the important competitions that are held in one year for a particular sport when they are won by the same person

 

in-contention
in competition with

 

leaderboard n.
a display showing the leaders in a competition

 

play v.
to take part in a sport or game

 

practice v. n.
repeatedly doing an activity to improve your ability

 

putting v.
playing a golf stroke used on ‘a green’

 

round adj. n.
– in the shape of a circle.
A round of golf or a game of golf consisting of playing 18 consecutive holes.

 

tournament n.
A series of competitions or games in which a number of contestants compete

This vocabulary was taken from an article published by USA Today entitled “Phil Mickelson caps interesting week at Memorial

DUBLIN, Ohio- Finishing his final round just moments after the leaders teed off, Phil Mickelson wrapped up an odd week at Muirfield Village Golf Club with a 1-over-par 73 Sunday to finish well down on the leaderboard at The Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide Insurance.

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