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bogey

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


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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

But Fox heated up right when he needed to with four birdies, a bogey and a par to round out his card.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026

He was the only player in the field to avoid a bogey in the fourth round.

From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026

It led to a fifth bogey of the round as he finished eight off the pace.

From BBC ● Jun. 21, 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

World number one and defending champion Scheffler, who had also triumphed in Memphis on Sunday, suffered a run of four bogeys through the opening seven holes, finding himself far down the field.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

Her round still contained three bogeys and her last birdie came on 13, preventing a further climb up the leaderboard.

From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026

Back-to-back bogeys at the start of the back nine pushed him further down the leaderboard before he dropped a 24-footer at the 13th.

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

Only five of 51 players birdied it while 11 bogeyed it Saturday.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 21, 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

Hatton bogeyed 16 to finish on eight under.

From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2025

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

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

The two-time major winner was seven over after bogeying the 15th but he was smiling after converting a 55-foot putt for eagle on the next as he ended on five over.

From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2024

The 30-year-old Maryland native started slowly, bogeying the second hole.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 23, 2023

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

The lead allowed the four-time major winner to come home in relative comfort despite bogeying the last two holes.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2022




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