fairways

Mowed course strips

Fairways are the mowed strips of grass between tee and green on a golf course, where the ball is meant to land for an easy next shot.

Hitting the fairway gives you a clean lie; missing it puts you in rough, bunkers, or trees.

She hit twelve of fourteen fairways.

The term extends to navigable channels in harbors or rivers.

golf

teebox

Golf hole's origin point

divot · hole · flagstick · clubhouse · caddy · putting · chipping · iron · wood · driver

green

putting

Golf's finishing strokes

eagle · cup · greenkeeper · undulation · break · apron · collar · fringe · reading · slope

landscape

meadow

Grassy field for grazing

countryside · terrain · scenery · vista · expanse · greenbelt · lawn · turf · sward · manicured

skill

accuracy

Degree of correctness

  • aimPurpose or direction
  • alignmentCorrect relative positioning
  • focusConcentrated attention point

consistency · control · placement · strategy · distance · trajectory · fade · draw · carry · rollout

Categories
Opposites
golf course terrain type

fairwaysrough

Uneven in surface

fescue

golf course difficulty/hazard

fairwaysbunkers

Fortified underground chambers

sand traps · water hazards · hazards · sand · traps

Phrases
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fairway

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