America's nearly 30 million golfers have developed colorful terms to describe aspects of the game. Some of these terms include "the beach" referring to sand traps, "drain it" meaning sinking a putt, "Willie Nelson" referring to hitting a ball onto a paved path, and "duffer/hacker" describing a player who hits many bad shots. Additional terms are "gimme" for a putt very close to the hole, and "jail" when a ball is hit deep into difficult woods.

1. Golf Terms
Defined

2. America’s golfing community is nearly 30 million players
strong and, to the outside world, seems to have a language
all its own. Here are some definitions of the more colorful
terms batted around the links.

3. The Beach:
v A more appealing term for the ever-dangerous sand
trap.

4. Drain It:
v When a golfer makes a put, he has “drained it.”

5. Willie Nelson:
v Taken from his famous song “On the Road Again,”
this happens when you knock a ball onto a paved path.

6. Duffer/Hacker:
v A player who continuously hits bad shots.

7. Gimme:
v A putt that rests so close to the hole that players
assume the next shot will easily roll in. The putter
does not have to take the next shot but does count it
on his scorecard.

8. Jail:
v When the ball is hit into the deep woods and difficult
to hit out, it is considered “in jail.”