What Does Triple Bogey Mean in Golf?
By The Fairway Labs TeamReviewed
Scoring
Golf term
Triple bogey
Triple bogey in practice
Golfers sometimes call it a “trip” for short, and it can snowball quickly once a shot goes out of bounds or into a hazard, since a penalty stroke alone eats up most of the cushion above par.
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