Golf terms and their Definition

Heel	The part of the clubhead nearest the hosel. A shot hit off the heel is said to be “heeled.”
Hook	A shot that curves sharply from right to left for righthanded players.
Hosel	The part of the club connecting the shaft to the clubhead.
Hybrid Club	This type of club is new in the last few years and is a cross between an iron and a fairway wood. Hybrids usually replace longer irons (3, 4, 5, 6 irons) or fairway woods.
Impact	The moment in the swing when the club strikes the ball.
Iron	Irons are typically the thinnest club heads in your bag. A typical player's bag may have numerous irons numbered 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and/or P. Clubs with smaller numbers have less loft (point more horizontal, less "up in the air") and are longer.
Lag	A shot (usually a pitch, chip or putt) designed to finish short of the target.
Learning Center	A complete practice and instruction facility, which may or may not be on the site of a golf course.
Lie	As it relates to the ball, the position of the ball when it has come to rest. As it relates to the club, it is the angle of the sole of the club relative to the shaft.
Line	The intended path of the ball, usually referred to in the context of putting.
Line of Flight	The actual path of the ball.
Link Up 2 Golf	Link Up 2 Golf is a group lesson program covering all you need to know to start playing the game. The program includes eight hours of on-course group instruction over a 4- to 5-week period on etiquette, speed of play and proper behavior.
Links	The term for a course built on linksland, which is land reclaimed from the ocean. It is not just another term for a golf course.
Lob Shot	A short, high shot, usually played with a wedge, designed to land softly.
Loft	The degree of angle on the clubface, with the least loft on a putter and the most on a sand wedge. It also describes the act of hitting a shot.
Looking Up	The act of prematurely lifting your head to follow the flight of the ball, which also raises the swing center and can result in erratic ballstriking.
Mulligan	The custom of hitting a second ball—without penalty—on a hole, usually the first tee.
Off-Green Putting	When a player elects to putt from off the green rather than chip.
Overclub	To pick the wrong club, usually for an approach shot, causing the ball to go over the green.
Pace	The speed of the golf swing or the speed of the greens
Par	The score an accomplished player is expected to make on a hole, either a three, four or five.
Pinch Shot	A shot played around the green in which a player strikes the ball with a crisp, clean descending blow.
Pitch-and-Run	A shot from around the green, usually with a middle or short iron, where the ball carries in the air for a short distance before running towards the hole.
Plugged Lie	The condition when the ball comes to rest in its own pitch mark, usually in a bunker or soft turf.
Plumb-bob	A method many players use to help them determine the amount a putt will break. When you position yourself behind the ball and hold the putter vertically so it covers the ball, the shaft of the putter indicates how much the ball will break.
Practice Green	Area maintained like an actual 'green', but is not part of the golf course. Golfers use the practice green to warm up before playing.
Pre-Shot Routine	The actions a player takes from the time he selects a club until he begins the swing.
Private Lesson	Generally speaking, when a PGA Professional gives a lesson to a single pupil.
Punch Shot	A low-flying shot played with an abbreviated backswing and finish. The key to the shot is having the hands slightly ahead of the clubhead at impact, which reduces the effective loft of the club.
Putt	A putt is a very short swing taken with the putter that is intended to move a ball that is on or near the green into the hole.
Putter	The putter is the club in your bag that has a completely flat side and a flat base. Putters come in all shapes, sizes and colors. Putters are intended to roll the ball along the ground and are typically used when on or near the green.