A- Golf Terms

Acceptable Score	A score made over an 18 hole round which is used to calculate or adjust a players handicap.
Ace	A hole in one.
Action	Backspin on ball.
Active Season	The golfing season in which a player's scores can be used to adjust their handicap.
Address	When a golfer takes his stance and lined up the club to make a stroke.
Adjusted Gross Score	Competition scratch used to recalculate handicap. AGS is based on scores recorded by all players in the competition.
Advice	Instruction on how a ball should be played. Only partners and caddies may be consulted without penalty.
Air Shot	Missing the ball during a swing.
Albatross	Three strokes under par for a given hole.
Amateur	Opposite of professional, one who does not receive monetary remuneration from the game.
Approach	Hitting the ball at the green.
Apron	The short fringe surrounding the green which isolates it from the fairway.
Attend the flag	To hold and remove the flagstick from the hole as an opponent putts.
Authorised	One that is recognised by the R&A.
Away	The away ball is that which is furthest from the hole when more than one golfer is playing. It usually is played first.