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bogy

[boh-gee, boog-ee, boo-gee] / ˈboʊ gi, ˈbʊg i, ˈbu gi /




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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

Though the accusation is routinely made in many campaigns, the bossism bogy rankled Goldberg.

From Time Magazine Archive

"If '49 has a class bogy, it is ulcers."

From Time Magazine Archive

Parricide, it appears, is only a bogy of Moscow merchants' wives.

From The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

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

Then he started gathering old faerie stories too, legends about bogies and shamble-men.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss


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