fairway
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From the tee, you have a choice to hit down the wide and welcoming left fairway or the narrower right one, which is a more direct path to the green.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026
On a day that will be remembered for a pair of long putts, Rai also went bogey free over the final 10 holes because he missed only one fairway in that span.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
In each of the last three years, he has placed in the top-five in fairway percentage off the tee and even ranked first in 2024.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
After also being forced to wait on the fairway, McIlroy stuck his approach to the green well below the hole and exasperatedly moaned about how long he was having to wait between shots.
From BBC • May 16, 2026
When Roy got to the golf course, he locked his bike to the pipes of a water fountain and set off jogging down the same fairway where he’d gotten clobbered.
From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen
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