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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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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

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

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




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