bogy
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Lopez-Chacarra overcame a triple bogy on the long par-4 seventh and tied Sargent for the lead with a short birdie on the par-4 15th.
From Seattle Times ● May 30, 2022
In the 1950s, 3D was wheeled out to upstage television, the industry bogy of that era.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 5, 2010
Though the accusation is routinely made in many campaigns, the bossism bogy rankled Goldberg.
From Time Magazine Archive
"If '49 has a class bogy, it is ulcers."
From Time Magazine Archive
Man was no better for him and neither was God, but he remains still the great bogy man of Europe, a bogy great enough to have frightened Mr. Wells and marked him.
From Seeing Things at Night by Heywood Broun
Defending champion Nick Taylor, who had been in a share of the lead after two rounds, slipped back to tied-fifth with a disappointing 70 that included four bogies.
From Barron's ● Jan. 18, 2026
He had no bogies, seven birdies and an eagle.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2025
Wu, the Chinese player who finished in a tie for 79th in Spain last year, took the early lead after making eight birdies and no bogies in a round of 63.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 6, 2022
Wu, the Chinese player who finished in a tie for 79th in Spain last year, took the early lead after making eight birdies and no bogies in a round of 8-under 63.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 6, 2022
Puffskein is a scavenger that will eat anything from leftovers to spiders, but it has a particular preference for sticking its tongue up the nose of sleeping wizards and eating their bogies.
From "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" by J.K. Rowling
