What Does Double Bogey Mean in Golf?
By The Fairway Labs TeamReviewed
Scoring
Golf term
Double bogey
Double bogey in practice
Course-management coaches preach "bogey is fine, double is the enemy." A single blow-up hole — a penalty, a three-putt — is usually what turns a good round bad.
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