nineteenth hole

Post-round watering hole

The nineteenth hole is the bar or clubhouse at a golf course, where players gather for drinks after completing the eighteen holes of a round.

The term plays on golf's hole-numbering system: We lost badly, but we made up for it at the nineteenth hole.

bar

pub

Licensed drinking establishment

tavernPublic drinking establishment
clubhouseMembers-only gathering place
drinksLiquids for consumption

beer · cocktails · whiskey · pint · bartender · tap · draught · lounge · spirits · happy hour

golf

clubhouse

Members-only gathering place

scorecardRecord of play
roundCurved like circle
handicapImposed competitive disadvantage

birdie · bogey · par · stroke · putting · fairway · bunker · caddie · foursome · links

socializing

camaraderie

Goodwill among companions

banterPlayful, teasing exchange
fellowshipMutual goodwill among companions
conversationExchange of spoken ideas

laughter · gathering · friends · networking · storytelling · rehashing · recap · ribbing · bragging · commiserating

Categories

golfgolf, golf club, golf clubs, golf ball, golf balls
Golf Heritagebrassie, mashie, spoon, wooden clubs, Ben Hogan
Golf Slangbirdie, bogey, par, eagle, ace

Opposites

golf course location

nineteenth holefairway

Groomed golf strip

first tee · putting green · driving range · tee box · front nine

activity type

nineteenth holecompetitive play

Games with winners decided

match play · stroke play · tournament play · tee time · warm-up

Family

hole, hollow, holes, nine, tenth, nineteen, twentieth, nineteenth, eighteenth

Familiarity: Top 500,000
Profile: Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Rated PG