- a variation of bogy.
bogey
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And while the American, who ended up carding a bogey, immediately bounced back a further dropped shot on the 14th signalled that it would not be her day.
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026
And he didn’t card a single bogey in the final two rounds, which kept him safe while Scheffler shot up the leaderboard with a final round 63.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
But Fox heated up right when he needed to with four birdies, a bogey and a par to round out his card.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
He needed to step high to get to the ball but was able to hit it out of the area, eventually making bogey on the par-four hole.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
He was just some sort of bogey that lived in bad dreams and the dark corners of imagination.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
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Her round still contained three bogeys and her last birdie came on 13, preventing a further climb up the leaderboard.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
He still might finally do that on Sunday, but his hopes were set back on Saturday by a couple of late bogeys in a third-round 69.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
McIlroy endured a rollercoaster first round at Royal Birkdale which included six bogeys and four birdies in his two-over round of 72.
From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026
He carded three bogeys on the opening nine without a birdie.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 21, 2026
Harry rather thought some bogeys landed on the potatoes, and was inwardly thankful that they were not staying for dinner.
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
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McIlroy double-bogeyed the fourth hole and bogeyed the sixth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 13, 2026
His son, however, bogeyed that hole on his way to a 4-over 76 for the round.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2026
American world number one Scottie Scheffler bogeyed the 18th in a round of 71 that left him three under.
From BBC ● Mar. 7, 2026
It was in stark contrast to Lee's finish Saturday, when the 27-year-old had bogeyed the final two holes and dramatically tossed his ball into the Pacific Ocean in frustration.
From Barron's ● Feb. 15, 2026
However, they registered only one birdie between them in their opening 10 holes and Yamashita's lead was cut to a single stroke when she bogeyed the 10th.
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2025
To win last year, McIlroy needed to beat Justin Rose - who finished tied third on Sunday having led by two at the turn - in a sudden death play-off after bogeying the 72nd hole.
From BBC ● Apr. 12, 2026
After bogeying the first hole, Kim parred the next five before back-to-back-to-back birdies at seven, eight and nine.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2024
After bogeying three of the last six holes on the front nine, she played a four-hole stretch on the back nine in 4 under.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 27, 2024
“So I told my caddie that’s the least mad I’m ever going to be bogeying the last three.”
From Washington Times ● Jun. 1, 2023
The lead allowed the four-time major winner to come home in relative comfort despite bogeying the last two holes.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2022