bogey

Example Sentences

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On Sunday’s 18th hole, when she had to sink a long putt just to walk away with a bogey, that feeling struck again despite the runaway victory.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

All that homework helped him escape from trouble with a just bogey on Sunday’s 18th hole—and what put him atop the leaderboard in the first place.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

It will arguably be the best bogey of McIlroy's career.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

Needling only a bogey to win, McIlroy hit his tee shot deep into the trees on the right.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

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

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques