- a variation of bogy.
bogey
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The bogey meant he had missed a golden chance to become the first man to shoot 61 at one of the sport's blue-riband events.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
That gave him enough breathing room to survive a bogey on the 17th, bringing the lead back down to one with one hole left.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 21, 2026
It led to a fifth bogey of the round as he finished eight off the pace.
From BBC ● Jun. 21, 2026
On Saturday, she had seven birdies and a bogey.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 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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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
Three-time major champion Lydia Ko is also well placed to make a move from one under par, as is England's Mimi Rhodes, who recovered from two early bogeys to sink three birdies.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
After scrambling well on Thursday and putting his foot down on Friday, Fleetwood moved within a shot of the lead on Saturday before two late bogeys left him seemingly with too much work to do.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 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
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
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
Only five of 51 players birdied it while 11 bogeyed it Saturday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 21, 2026
Fowler bogeyed the 14th but produced an otherwise flawless round featuring nine birdies.
From Barron's ● Feb. 13, 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
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
Two-time major champion Collin Morikawa, who led jointly with Schauffele after round three, opened with 14 straight pars before bogeying the 15th.
From BBC ● May 19, 2024
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
The six-time major champion stayed in the hunt the day before his 53rd birthday despite bogeying two of his final three holes.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 16, 2023