What Does Greenie Mean in Golf?
By The Fairway Labs TeamReviewed
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Golf term
Greenie
Greenie in practice
Greenies are typically tallied separately from the main match and paid out hole by hole on every par 3 in the round. Missing the green after being “on the dance floor” in regulation can still cost you the greenie if you three-putt.
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