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  • a variation of bogy.
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bogey

[boh-gee, boog-ee, boo-gee] / ˈboʊ gi, ˈbʊg i, ˈbu gi /


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You see it in the professionals, who play better golf than we could play in 30 lifetimes, but then bogey a crucial hole and return to the clubhouse emotionally crushed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

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

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

World number one and defending champion Scheffler, who had also triumphed in Memphis on Sunday, suffered a run of four bogeys through the opening seven holes, finding himself far down the field.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

Miguel Angel Jimenez shot the second-best round of the day after Johnson, making seven birdies but also two bogeys in a five-under 67 that lifted him to 12 under.

From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026

That took him to 11 under, but a title challenge from so far back always looked too big an ask and three more birdies were mixed with two bogeys as he finished five strokes behind.

From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026

The Scot began with a birdie but four bogeys in the following nine holes effectively ended his hopes.

From BBC ● Jul. 12, 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

Scheffler's performance was all the more impressive given he bogeyed the first two holes and his resurgence arrived entirely on the harder back nine.

From BBC ● Jun. 21, 2026

McIlroy double-bogeyed the fourth hole and bogeyed the sixth.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 13, 2026

When McIlroy bogeyed the 10th, he dropped back alongside 2018 champion Reed on six under and his general untidiness put his place at the top of the leaderboard under pressure.

From BBC ● Apr. 10, 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

With Allan Kournikova — younger brother of tennis star Anna Kournikova and a lifelong friend — as her caddie, Trump bogeyed the first four holes before registering her first par.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2025

After bogeying the first hole, Phillips birdied the second, eagled the third and birdied the fourth to vault to the top of the leaderboard.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2025

Bradley had looked out of contention when he fell a shot back by bogeying the par-four 14th.

From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2025

The two-time major winner was seven over after bogeying the 15th but he was smiling after converting a 55-foot putt for eagle on the next as he ended on five over.

From BBC ● Jul. 18, 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

Spanish player Adri Arnaus briefly held the lead on 13 under after eight holes of his round, but he fell away after bogeying No. 9 and making double-bogey at the par-5 13th.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 29, 2023




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