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bogey

[boh-gee, boog-ee, boo-gee] / ˈboʊ gi, ˈbʊg i, ˈbu gi /


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And while the American, who ended up carding a bogey, immediately bounced back a further dropped shot on the 14th signalled that it would not be her day.

From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026

Fleetwood conceded an over-zealous approach on the ninth - which bounded through the baked green and led to a bogey - was a "terrible mistake".

From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026

That gave him enough breathing room to survive a bogey on the 17th, bringing the lead back down to one with one hole left.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 21, 2026

“I was just feeling like the hole was so big today,” said Talley, who has gone 22 consecutive holes without a bogey.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2026

Heroes and bogey men, values and dislikes, are first encountered and labeled in that early environment.

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou

“On 16 I had an eight-footer for par that lipped out and she parred, so now all of a sudden I’m down one,” said Phillips, who finished with three birdies, an eagle and four bogeys.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026

After scrambling well on Thursday and putting his foot down on Friday, Fleetwood moved within a shot of the lead on Saturday before two late bogeys left him seemingly with too much work to do.

From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026

McIlroy endured a rollercoaster first round at Royal Birkdale which included six bogeys and four birdies in his two-over round of 72.

From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026

That took him to 11 under, but a title challenge from so far back always looked too big an ask and three more birdies were mixed with two bogeys as he finished five strokes behind.

From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026

Harry rather thought some bogeys landed on the potatoes, and was inwardly thankful that they were not staying for dinner.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling

McIlroy double-bogeyed the fourth hole and bogeyed the sixth.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 13, 2026

His son, however, bogeyed that hole on his way to a 4-over 76 for the round.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2026

Fitzpatrick bogeyed the 10th but birdied the next three, while Chacarra responded at the 13th to stay in front before missing a birdie chance at the 14th.

From BBC ● Mar. 29, 2026

Fowler bogeyed the 14th but produced an otherwise flawless round featuring nine birdies.

From Barron's ● Feb. 13, 2026

The Californian, who started the round one shot off leader Sam Burns, bogeyed five of his first six holes to seemingly drop out of contention.

From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2025

To win last year, McIlroy needed to beat Justin Rose - who finished tied third on Sunday having led by two at the turn - in a sudden death play-off after bogeying the 72nd hole.

From BBC ● Apr. 12, 2026

Bradley had looked out of contention when he fell a shot back by bogeying the par-four 14th.

From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2025

After bogeying the first hole, Kim parred the next five before back-to-back-to-back birdies at seven, eight and nine.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2024

After bogeying three of the last six holes on the front nine, she played a four-hole stretch on the back nine in 4 under.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 27, 2024

The six-time major champion stayed in the hunt the day before his 53rd birthday despite bogeying two of his final three holes.

From Washington Times ● Jun. 16, 2023


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