bogy
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Lopez-Chacarra overcame a triple bogy on the long par-4 seventh and tied Sargent for the lead with a short birdie on the par-4 15th.
From Seattle Times ● May 30, 2022
In the 1950s, 3D was wheeled out to upstage television, the industry bogy of that era.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 5, 2010
Inflation is a bogy word that has almost passed out of the news in a day when businesses have so much unused capacity around.
From Time Magazine Archive
The dilemma posed by segregation in Southern public schools, the bogy of federal control following U.S. aid, make the issue hard to handle.
From Time Magazine Archive
It was, in fact, a grass-cutting bogy who had never been beaten yet.
From The Gay Adventure A Romance by Richard Bird
Defending champion Nick Taylor, who had been in a share of the lead after two rounds, slipped back to tied-fifth with a disappointing 70 that included four bogies.
From Barron's ● Jan. 18, 2026
But he carded four bogies and a double bogey over the final eight holes to fall into a tie for fifth at 269.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2024
Wu, the Chinese player who finished in a tie for 79th in Spain last year, took the early lead after making eight birdies and no bogies in a round of 8-under 63.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 6, 2022
The University of Virginia grad, who’s only carded two bogies all week, is in a four-way tie for third at 6-under with Luke List, James Hahn, and Kurt Kitayama.
From Washington Times ● May 6, 2022
The first four bogies capsized into a depression alongside the track.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
