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bogey

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


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You see it in the professionals, who play better golf than we could play in 30 lifetimes, but then bogey a crucial hole and return to the clubhouse emotionally crushed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

And he didn’t card a single bogey in the final two rounds, which kept him safe while Scheffler shot up the leaderboard with a final round 63.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 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

The bogey meant he had missed a golden chance to become the first man to shoot 61 at one of the sport's blue-riband events.

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026

He was just some sort of bogey that lived in bad dreams and the dark corners of imagination.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques

Miguel Angel Jimenez shot the second-best round of the day after Johnson, making seven birdies but also two bogeys in a five-under 67 that lifted him to 12 under.

From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026

Three bogeys in a row - on the ninth, 10th and 11th - ensured a poignant home Open victory would remain a fantasy.

From BBC ● Jul. 19, 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

And Fitzpatrick's hopes of adding to his 2022 US Open triumph were all but sunk by a ruinous run of three successive bogeys to start his round.

From BBC ● Jun. 21, 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

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

American world number one Scottie Scheffler bogeyed the 18th in a round of 71 that left him three under.

From BBC ● Mar. 7, 2026

It was in stark contrast to Lee's finish Saturday, when the 27-year-old had bogeyed the final two holes and dramatically tossed his ball into the Pacific Ocean in frustration.

From Barron's ● Feb. 15, 2026

A day later she was briefly under par when she birdied the par-3 third hole, but she bogeyed the fourth and triple-bogeyed the par-4 fifth hole.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 14, 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

After bogeying the first hole, Phillips birdied the second, eagled the third and birdied the fourth to vault to the top of the leaderboard.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2025

As for Spaun, he showed admirable composure throughout his round, including an outstanding par putt from 25 feet on the final hole when he seemed to be faltering, after bogeying the 17th.

From BBC ● Mar. 15, 2025

Homa overcame a rough start, bogeying two of his first three holes to shoot 69.

From Seattle Times ● May 9, 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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