divot
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He finished on 11 under par, having edged in front after then-leader South Africa's Shaun Norris was given a bizarre two-shot penalty for kicking away a loose divot on the fairway.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
“I learned a long time ago, if there’s not a divot, the diameter decreases,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2025
The rifle’s extendable stock’s point—that is, the end of the butt nestled “high and tight” into the divot, or pocket, of the shoulder—provided a sturdy point of pressure.
From Slate ● Jul. 17, 2024
His mediocre tee shot on the par-3 16th came down the slope at the front of the green and took one more turn into a deep divot hole.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 6, 2023
There’s a divot in it, a crater where everyone dumped acorns, leaves, grass, those poison red berries if there were any.
From "Goodbye Stranger" by Rebecca Stead
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