bogey

Example Sentences

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All that homework helped him escape from trouble with a just bogey on Sunday’s 18th hole—and what put him atop the leaderboard in the first place.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

His bid for a second major title vanished with another bogey on the 17th, extending the 13-year drought since his 2013 US Open triumph.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

A double bogey and bogey in a three-hole span on the front nine dropped him into fourth place, two strokes off the lead.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

Needling only a bogey to win, McIlroy hit his tee shot deep into the trees on the right.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

He was just some sort of bogey that lived in bad dreams and the dark corners of imagination.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques