bogey

Example Sentences

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A double bogey would have pushed McIlroy into a playoff against none other than world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

It was particularly flabbergasting for the same reason that it didn’t dent Korda’s chances of winning: Korda had gone 60 consecutive holes without a bogey, and this one would hardly matter.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

The wealthy but suddenly unmoored LIV golfers have been left to scramble like a weekend hacker trying to salvage a bogey after chipping into a sand trap.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

The Fitzpatrick brothers posted 13 birdies - eight on the back nine - alongside their eagle and were without a bogey.

From BBC • Apr. 26, 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