What Does Out of Bounds Mean in Golf?
Also known as OB.
By The Fairway Labs TeamReviewed
Course features
Golf term
Out of bounds
Out of bounds in practice
Because OB costs both a stroke and the distance, playing a provisional ball when you might be out saves a long walk back. When in doubt near a white-staked boundary, hit a provisional.
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