bogey

Example Sentences

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McIlroy eventually escaped with a bogey, his second consecutive green jacket and an overwhelming sense of relief.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

It was particularly flabbergasting for the same reason that it didn’t dent Korda’s chances of winning: Korda had gone 60 consecutive holes without a bogey, and this one would hardly matter.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

The wealthy but suddenly unmoored LIV golfers have been left to scramble like a weekend hacker trying to salvage a bogey after chipping into a sand trap.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 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

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

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques