dogleg
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Knapp’s only bogey through the first two rounds was on his 12th hole Friday, the dogleg No. 3, where his drive went into the left rough.
From Seattle Times ● May 3, 2024
The latest change sees the par-five second hole - a dowhnill dogleg left which many players reach the green in two shots - extended by 10 yards for this year's Masters, which begins on Thursday.
From BBC ● Apr. 10, 2024
The dogleg from Burbank to Palmdale was never without advantages.
From New York Times ● Oct. 9, 2022
We had more than one letter squeezed into a square; we had words that went over the boundaries of the puzzle; we had words dogleg into words below, above, right or left.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 9, 2022
At 0142, on pilot’s orders, the Corona made its corrective dogleg while the navigator fixed twice more on the sounding board.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
Escorted by police, he and his followers eventually beat a retreat up a wrought-iron staircase that doglegged up from the floor before hitting a dead end at the ceiling.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 16, 2020
Rather than doglegging, these startling twists come back around on their stories, deepening their mystery.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 2, 2018
