Last Updated: Oct 31, 2023

Golf Terms: What is a Driver?

A driver, also referred to as "the big stick" is the longest club in your bag and hits the ball the furthest.

Written By: Zach Gollwitzer

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Term Overview

A brief overview of the term including definition, usage, origins, helpful visuals.

definition

A driver, also referred to as "the big stick" is the longest club in your bag and hits the ball the furthest. The club head on the driver is large and is relatively easy to make contact with compared to other clubs.

how it's used in a sentence

Get out the driver, you're going to need it for this long hole!

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