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How to pronounce putt in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms putting
Type of golf shot, golf stroke, swing


his putting let him down today; he didn't sink a single putt over three feet.
Type Words
Type of play
Derivation putter, putting


he lost because he putted so poorly.
Type Words
Type of hit
Derivation putter, putting


he putted the ball several feet past the hole.

Examples of putt

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Haas appeared to be down to his last shot, but holed the par putt to stay alive.
From the courier-journal.com
He made a long putt on No. 5, a 480-yard par 4, for his first birdie of the day.
From the timesunion.com
You also can putt on a replica of the slick, fast greens used in pro golf today.
From the suntimes.com
Calmly the American holed the comeback putt and picked the ball out of the hole.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Around the turn, Perez started the back nine with a five-foot birdie putt at 10.
From the sacbee.com
He missed the putt, but the twosome has a piece of the lead heading into Sunday.
From the sacbee.com
He even raised his putter, a la Nicklaus, as the putt was rolling into the hole.
From the timesunion.com
Every second seemed defining, never mind every drive, iron, putt or celebration.
From the independent.co.uk
In trouble off the tee at the last, he pitched to 10 feet and made the par putt.
From the independent.co.uk
More examples
  • Strike (a golf ball) lightly, with a putter; "he putted the ball several feet past the hole"
  • Hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter; "his putting let him down today; he didn't sink a single putt over three feet"
  • Hit a putt; "he lost because he putted so poorly"
  • (putter) a golfer who is putting
  • (putter) potter: work lightly; "The old lady is pottering around in the garden"
  • (putter) the iron normally used on the putting green
  • Golf stroke mechanics is the means by which golfers make decisions (selecting clubs, selecting shots) and execute them (making shots) in the sport of golf. For all golfers, it consists of a pre-stroke: (in which golfer choose which club they want and their stance) and the actual stroke.
  • Putt is a surname, and may refer to: * Archibald Putt (20th century), American writer * Dean Putt (born 1989), Australian rules footballer * Leo Putt (born 1976), Thai singer * Peg Putt (born 1953), Australian politician
  • A putter is a club used in the sport of golf whose design differs from that of irons and woods. They are generally used from very close distances to the cup, generally on the putting green, though certain courses have fringes and roughs which are suitable for putting. ...