dogleg
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The latest change sees the par-five second hole - a dowhnill dogleg left which many players reach the green in two shots - extended by 10 yards for this year's Masters, which begins on Thursday.
From BBC ● Apr. 10, 2024
The dogleg from Burbank to Palmdale was never without advantages.
From New York Times ● Oct. 9, 2022
We had more than one letter squeezed into a square; we had words that went over the boundaries of the puzzle; we had words dogleg into words below, above, right or left.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 9, 2022
But x-rays emitted longer ago could also be arriving, having followed dogleg paths after being scattered by distant gas clouds.
From Science Magazine ● Dec. 2, 2021
The Corona was out of the lane, he reported, somewhere south of buoy 56, and would have to dogleg to the northeast, bisecting Ship Channel Bank.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
Escorted by police, he and his followers eventually beat a retreat up a wrought-iron staircase that doglegged up from the floor before hitting a dead end at the ceiling.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 16, 2020
Rather than doglegging, these startling twists come back around on their stories, deepening their mystery.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 2, 2018
