dogleg
Example Sentences
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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
The dogleg to the right requires a tee shot that finds a plateau on the left side of the fairway.
From Seattle Times • May 13, 2022
Surely Carl had listened to his radio, the lighthouse radioman dispensing advice, the freighter’s navigator calling in positions, taking readings off Lanheedron Island, then suddenly deciding on a bisecting dogleg right through Ship Channel Bank.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
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