double bogey

noun

: a golf score of two strokes over par on a hole
double-bogey transitive verb

Examples of double bogey in a Sentence

He made a double bogey on the fourth hole.
Recent Examples on the Web Morikawa, who had two double bogeys to fall out of the hunt, shot 74 and tied for third with Tommy Fleetwood (69) and fellow Cal alum Max Homa (73), whose hopes ended on the par-3 12th with a double bogey from the bushes, not Rae’s Creek. Doug Ferguson, The Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2024 After his tee shot at the seventh bounded through the fairway, Woods dumped his approach in the bunker and made double bogey. Dave Skretta, The Denver Post, 14 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for double bogey 

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Word History

First Known Use

1954, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of double bogey was in 1954

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“Double bogey.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/double%20bogey. Accessed 29 May. 2024.

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