triple bogey

noun

: a golf score of three strokes over par on a hole
triple-bogey transitive verb

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His triple bogey on this hole took his tournament score to 5-over and effectively knocked him out of the tournament. David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Apr. 2025 There were another three bogeys and a triple bogey on the front nine, before Dunlap endured an even worse back nine that included four double bogeys and three more bogeys. Matias Grez, CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2025 Her score was 17-over 89 for the first round, with one birdie, seven bogeys, two double bogeys, one triple bogey and one quadruple bogey. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025 His ball cut through the wind and sailed clear over the green into the water, leading to a triple bogey that ended his hopes. Doug Ferguson, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for triple bogey

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First Known Use

1963, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of triple bogey was in 1963

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“Triple bogey.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/triple%20bogey. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.

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