: a golf stroke made on a putting green to cause the ball to roll into or near the hole
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Meanwhile, Morikawa sat in the center of the green with a long birdie putt.—William Lambers, Newsweek, 9 Mar. 2025 The West Orange senior missed a birdie putt on the 18th hole of Day 2 at the Class 3A state finals that would have won the title.—Steve Gorches, Orlando Sentinel, 3 Mar. 2025 Peake clinched his ticket to Royal Portrush after capturing the 104th New Zealand Open, sinking an 8-foot par putt on the final hole to avoid a four-way playoff.—Homero De La Fuente, CNN, 2 Mar. 2025 Woods predicted a putt by Scheffler, the No. 1 golfer in the world, would straighten out at the end.—Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for putt
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Scots, literally, shove, gentle push, from putt, put to put
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