Club: The implement with which the ball is struck. The heads are of various kinds—wood, aluminium, wood with a brass sole, and iron, steel, or gun-metal.
Course: That portion of the links on which the game ought to be played.
Cup: A small hole in the course, frequently one made by the stroke of some previous player.
Dead: A ball is said to be "dead" when it lies so near the hole that the "putt" is a dead certainty. A ball is said to fall "dead" when it does not run after alighting.
Divot: A piece of turf cut out by club. Replace carefully.
Dormy: A player is said to be "dormy" when he is as many holes ahead as there remain holes to play.
Draw: To drive widely to the left hand. (Synonymous with "hook," "screw" and "pull.")
Driver or Play-Club: A wooden-headed club with a full-length shaft, and with which the ball can be driven the farthest distance.
Duff: To hit the ground behind a ball.
Face: First, the slope of a bunker or hillock; second, the part of the club-head which strikes the ball.